2006-10-20 15:46:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
The sun's rays hit the Earth's atmosphere, where the light is scattered by nitrogen and oxygen molecules in the air. The blue wavelength of this light is affected more than the red and green wavelengths, causing the surrounding air to appear blue. At sunset, the sun's light passes farther through the atmosphere, deflecting and decreasing the blue in the air. Scattering by dust particles and pollution in the air causes the sunset to appear red.
2006-10-20 15:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by Natlie Y 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Something with light scattering. The way the light is, it ends up reflecting the color blue. I'm not sure of exactly how it works. It's been a while since I had a science class, so I forgot a lot of it.
2006-10-20 22:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by Me 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SKY IS COLOURLESS; what we see is the reflected & refracted sun-rays coming to us after striking dust particles of atmosphere, when a ray of light falls on particle some portion is split in spectrum of 7 colours. wave lengths of each colour is different. blue colour wave length is maximum so blue colour spreads more.
2006-10-20 22:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by deepak57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky is blue because it reflects the ocean. The ocean is blue because it reflects the sky. Weird, huh?!
2006-10-20 22:49:18 · answer #4 · answered by odandme 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Listen to Natalie Y. She is obviously a bright person because she knows what she is talking about. It is not because of the ocean. It is due to scattering.
2006-10-20 22:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by Adam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read this, it tells you exactly why the sky is blue
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html
2006-10-20 22:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by Riviera_ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because light is scattered by our atmosphere on it's way to your eyes. Look up 'Rayleight scattering'.
It is NOT due to reflection off the ocean.
2006-10-20 22:49:01 · answer #7 · answered by eri 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
light from the sun is filtered through the air and it appears blue
2006-10-20 22:49:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Reflection from the ocean
2006-10-20 22:49:30 · answer #9 · answered by wallablack 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The water reflects off i think
2006-10-20 22:48:55 · answer #10 · answered by Sweetchicky292 @ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋