2006-06-20 21:00:18 · 17 answers · asked by Boroboy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The sky is blue partly because air scatters short-wavelength light in preference to longer wavelengths. Where the sunlight is nearly tangent to the Earth's surface, the light's path through the atmosphere is so long that much of the blue and even yellow light is scattered out, leaving the sun rays and the clouds it illuminates red, at sunrise and sunset.
2006-06-20 21:29:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think the sky is blue because when sunlight hits the atmosphere, the particles in the atmosphere (such as dust) absorbs all other colors in the visible light spectrum (red, yellow, etc...) but not the color blue. Therefore, only the color blue will been as the sky color.
It is the same concept for having intense orange/reddish color during sunrise and sun set having to do with particles in the sky/atmosphere and absorbing certain colors in the visible light spectrum and allowing other colors to "pass through" and be seen.
2006-06-21 04:12:15 · answer #2 · answered by searching04 2 · 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.
2006-06-21 04:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by Smithy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said the sky is blue.
2006-06-21 08:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sky is blue because of the reflection of light coming from the particles in the atmosphere. The light rays of blue colour are reflected more than any other coloured light, hence it appears to be blue. In rainbow one can see all colours because they are reflected seperately as in prism. In space its all black...
2006-06-21 04:09:30 · answer #5 · answered by Ashwin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If people ask me silly things when I'm in a bad mood I answer them with "I don't know, why is the sky blue?"
They never stick around to tell me the answer.
So sorry, I can't help you.
2006-06-21 15:38:07 · answer #6 · answered by brown eyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It (particles)reflects only blue rays at times.The colour of the sky is not blue always.At sunrise and sun set see difference.Sky becomes Red.If you want to know please understand RAMAN EFFECT
2006-06-21 06:50:30 · answer #7 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I dont think its blue.... it has something to do with the way the sun rays reflect and how our eyes percive it!!! I could be totally wronge!!
2006-06-21 04:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by yoshi_20_03 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that question is so getting annoying !!!! it's because of the waters reflection, now the real question is , why is the water blue?
2006-06-21 04:09:32 · answer #9 · answered by danyella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxygen is blue, if you ever saw liquid oxygen it would immediately come clear to you.
2006-06-21 07:17:10 · answer #10 · answered by Love is the principle thing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋