2006-07-11 15:27:49 · 18 answers · asked by Rashad G 3 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
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.
2006-07-11 15:32:09 · answer #1 · answered by newsblews361 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blue color of the sky is caused by the scattering of sunlight off the molecules of the atmosphere. This scattering, called Rayleigh scattering, is more effective at short wavelengths (the blue end of the visible spectrum). Therefore the light scattered down to the earth at a large angle with respect to the direction of the sun's light is predominantly in the blue end of the spectrum.
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2006-07-11 22:37:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The sky is blue because water vapor and dust in the atmosphere scatters blue light more than red light. The redder light tends to move more or less straight through. The scattered blue light appears to come from all directions, while the redder light appears to come from the sun. However, the sky shifts toward the red as the sunlight has to travel through more air, such as you see in sunrises and sunsets.
2006-07-11 22:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by DakkonA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*deep breath*
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.
As you look closer to the horizon, the sky appears much paler in color. To reach you, the scattered blue light must pass through more air. Some of it gets scattered away again in other directions. Less blue light reaches your eyes. The color of the sky near the horizon appears paler or white.
2006-07-11 22:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by Patient Paws 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky is blue because of the refraction of the green, cyan, blue, purple & ultraviolet lights in the air, making an uniform blue color.
2006-07-11 22:32:11 · answer #5 · answered by Dragón Precursor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sky is blue, because long time ago, there is me, and me said that the earth is green and brown and yello and red and purple and white, but no blue, so i made the sky blue. which is why our world is so colourful now.
2006-07-11 22:34:04 · answer #6 · answered by crispy chicken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-11 22:30:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the different gases in the air all combined.
2006-07-11 22:34:56 · answer #8 · answered by Lani L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because of the light and the earths atmosphere.good luck
2006-07-11 22:32:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hummmmm well I just looked outside and I CAN'T SEE!!!!!!!!!
It's 11:30 at night and the sky is all BLACK - what does that mean???? lol
2006-07-11 22:35:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋