Question

Sunlight is shown filtering through clouds.

Sunlight coming through clouds.

What wave phenomenon is responsible for the sunlight shown in this diagram?

diffraction, because light is bent around the clouds
refraction, because the light bends through the clouds
absorption, because the sunlight is absorbed by the clouds
transmission, because the sunlight travels through the clouds

Answer 1

Transmission — the sunlight is traveling through gaps/particles in the clouds (with scattering making the beams visible).