why is the sky blue?

Answer 1

It contains ozone 03 which is a blue gas

Answer 2

The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere, most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air.

However, much of the shorter wavelength light is absorbed by the gas molecules. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look, some of this scattered blue light reaches you. Since you see the blue light from everywhere overhead, the sky looks blue.

Answer 3

Because the sunlight that hits the earth is refracted by the atmosphere. This breaks up the light into its component colors (like a rainbow). The shorter wavelengths of light are actually absorbed by the gases in the air, causing it to get scattered about in all directions. Short wavelength light = blue light.

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Answer 4

The sky is blue because of Rayleigh scattering.

Answer 5

Nope the sky is blue because of the nitrogen content in our atmosphere. Nitrogen absorbs the red part of the spectrum..

Answer 6

The way the wavelengths of the color blue are shaped causes it to get "stuck" in the atmosphere. Whereas red thru green goes straight thru the atmosphere, and purple is reflected away.

Answer 7

because it reflects the ocean. the ocean is blue because it reflects the sky....kinda like the chicken and the egg in a way....

Answer 8

Because of Rayleigh scattering of light - blue light scatters more than red (and other colors in between).

Answer 9

Due to Ozone layer,

The color of Ozone gas is blue as we look above.

Answer 10

Its the reflection of sunlight with clouds