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Why are clouds usually black before rain?
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Why are clouds usually black before rain?

At the beginning of the rain, one of the signs of recognition is that when we look at the sky, we will be cloudy with a dark gray color.

December 16, 2018
Why the snow is white?
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Why the snow is white?

Water is a transparent colorless compound; Ice particles are colorless and transparent. Snow is made up of countless tiny ice particles, so why is snow white?

December 16, 2018
Why is the sky blue?
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Why is the sky blue?

Each color corresponds to 1 wavelength, frequency and carries different energy. Purple light has the shortest wavelength in the visible spectrum.

December 16, 2018
What is the sun halo?
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What is the sun halo?

The big light around the Sun is not a circular rainbow. It is merely the result of a common optical phenomenon in nature: light refraction.

December 16, 2018
Rainbow fire sucks Singaporean eyes
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Rainbow fire sucks Singaporean eyes

Beautiful fire rainbow phenomenon appears in Singapore when light is dispersed when passing through tiny ice globes.

December 16, 2018
Why do corals appear around the Sun and Moon?
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Why do corals appear around the Sun and Moon?

Sometimes we will find in the sky filled with silver gray clouds, when the sunlight or the moon shines on the clouds, the surroundings will be a faded silver halo. The h…

December 16, 2018