Question

assignment: ch 15 check your understanding time remaining: 1:01:25 questions ah3em09h.ch15.14m 14. sun pillars are caused by the: a. transmission of sunlight off ice crystals. b. reflection of sunlight off ice crystals. c. dispersion of sunlight off ice crystals. d. refraction of sunlight off ice crystals.

Explanation:

Sun - pillars are optical phenomena. They are formed when sunlight reflects off flat - plate ice crystals in the atmosphere. Transmission is the passing of light through a medium, dispersion is the separation of light into its component colors, and refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. Reflection of sunlight off ice crystals causes sun - pillars.

Answer:

B. reflection of sunlight off ice crystals.