Which of the following are caused by the bending of light through ice crystals?
A) rainbows and halos
B) halos and the green flash
C) halos and sundogs
D) sundogs and sun pillars
E) mirages and sundogs

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Halos and sundogs are caused by the bending of light through ice crystals, specifically the refraction and reflection of light as it passes through ice crystals in the atmosphere. Rainbows are caused by the refraction and dispersion of light through water droplets, while the green flash is caused by the refraction of sunlight through the Earth’s atmosphere at sunset or sunrise. Sun pillars are caused by the reflection of light by ice crystals, and mirages are caused by the bending of light due to temperature gradients in the atmosphere.

Which of the Following Are Caused by the Bending of Light