2006-06-13 06:22:20 · 9 answers · asked by Roomba 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The sky is blue becuase of the way light from the sun hits molecules in our atmosphere.
2006-06-13 06:26:21 · answer #1 · answered by Patrick V 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tell me, are all the people who ask this question idiots? I'll answer your question simply because it's an honest question. Though I think you need to go back to school. There is moisture in the atmosphere, and this moisture causes the sun's light to be refracted, this is what causes it to appear blue. If you travel to the desert you will notice that it's a much lighter blue, this is because of the lesser moisture in the air, and also why observatories perfer the Arizona Highlands here in the US. Now, this can be seen at sunset, how you are able to see all the colors of the rainbow in the atmosphere is because the angle of light is not direct anymore. If you want to test this, I'd suggest getting a prism and a flashlight, it'll make a rainbow when you flash the light on one of the flat sides of the prism. Notice how there is blue in this rainbow, and that it's evident at only one angle from the prism. This is true for the light being refracted in our atmosphere, you are only seeing a small percent of that rainbow, and it's the blue wavelength of light, which is the strongest wavelength to transmit.
2006-06-14 14:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by ianr1984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky is blue because molecules in the atmosphere have a certain affinity to absorb light colors as relflected by the sun which we call the color spectrum. The color you see is actually the color that is NOT absorbed by molecules. This can be affected by heat and water. For example on a very hot day the sky will remain blue until the sun goes down.
2006-06-13 06:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by The Mind 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colours because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.
2006-06-13 06:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by Brant H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light has no color until it hits a prism of some sort. Our atmosphere acts a prism which happens to give the color blue.
2006-06-13 06:30:06 · answer #5 · answered by TZ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the sun shines/reflects through the water droplets in the air and it creates a spectrum and blue just happens to be the color reflected the strongest
2006-06-13 06:26:46 · answer #6 · answered by vinsanity15 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to the scattering of light.
2006-06-13 06:28:47 · answer #7 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read Sir C.V Ramans effect.
2006-06-13 06:32:50 · answer #8 · answered by dhamas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a Vodka.
2006-06-13 06:25:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋