WONDER #1665: What Is a Sun Dog?

Question 1 of 3

Patches of light that sometimes appear beside the Sun are called what?

1. sun dogs
2. sun cats
3. sun badgers
4. sun talismans

Question 2 of 3

The scientific name for a sun dog is what?

1. heliocanine
2. burnt puppy
3. solcanis
4. parhelion

Question 3 of 3

Sun dogs appear when what type of crystals act as prisms in the air?

1. cheese
2. milk
3. ice
4. diamond

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