Typically, people think of a lava flow when they think of volcanoes. However, some eruptions are mostly ash and steam released into the atmosphere. This type of volcanic eruption is blamed for causing what is referred to as a "Little Ice Age" starting in the 13th century. The ash and steam blocked the sun's rays causing extreme cold and agricultural difficulty which lead to massive decreases in populations. Describe how the energy from the sun is vital to life. In your response, be sure to include:

1. The form(s) of energy that the sun provides to the Earth.

2. How energy from the sun is transformed on the Earth.

3. At least two ways humans depend on the sun's energy for survival.

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scattering of light by tiny particles in air to produce the colors we see on sky, is dependent on the following factors:

(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

according to rayleigh's law of scattering, the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of its wavelength. shorter the wavelength, greater is its scattering. hence violet/blue light is scattered more than red.

sun's light is a composite light ( visible light) with wavelengths in the range 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). as sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the molecules of air scatter light according to their wavelengths. during sunrise and sunset, the sun's position is below the horizon. hence light from the sun travels a greater distance in the atmosphere when compared to its position a noon.

as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.