2006-06-19 18:43:01 · 8 answers · asked by lesblane 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Sorry folks but several of you are wrong. Blue light has a shorter wavelength than other light, hence it is more energetic. All other wavelengths get absorbed as one descends into the depths of the ocean. Finally the only light illuminating ones surroundings is blue!
2006-06-19 18:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Master Quark 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The last color is blue because that is as much color as our eyes were designed to see. Light as we know it does not penetrate that far into the water, relatively speaking. Other colors may be measured by more sensitive instruments. The depths of the ocean are dark except for the light provided by bio-luminescent sea creatures.
2006-06-19 19:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by Prodigal Son 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When light is split into it's component colours, each different colour has a different speed - red is the fastest (shortest wavelength), blue is the slowest (longest wavelength).
Therefore only the blue light has a long enough wavelength to penetrate lower.
And the deeper you go, the longer the wavelength of light required to get that low, the slower the light has to be, which makes it darker.
2006-06-19 18:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by jedimastercurtis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, the last color you see is black. Go deep enough and light can't penetrate. That's why deep sea creatures are luminescent.
2006-06-19 19:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the light is only penetrating enough to reflect the blue waves of light
2006-06-19 18:47:41 · answer #5 · answered by quazar1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it has the shortest wavelength of any of the colors of the spectrum i think. or is it the longest? Iforget
2006-06-19 18:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by violet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blue has the largest wave length so it gets scattered the least
2006-06-19 18:52:22 · answer #7 · answered by brick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water reflects and defuses the light spectrum
2006-06-19 18:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by axxmannii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋