A green flash appears when: A) there is a rainstorm in progress. B) the sun is just rising or setting. C) light is refracted around the edges of clouds. D) there is a temperature inversion present.

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The green flash appears at the moment of the sunrise or sunset when a sliver of the sun appears above or below the horizon. The light from the sun gets refracted by the Earth's atmosphere, which causes the green light to separate from the other colors in the spectrum.

A green Flash Appears When