2006-11-20 07:51:46 · 5 answers · asked by sup 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
it's a reflection of the water in the ocean.
2006-11-20 08:01:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You may already know that sunlight is made up of all the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. You probably also know that sunlight has to pass through our atmosphere before it reaches our eyes. The gas molecules in the atmosphere break up, or "scatter," the sunlight into its many parts. But they scatter some parts more effectively than others.
Different colors of light have different energies, or wavelengths. Red light has a long wavelength and a lower energy; blue light has a short wavelength and a higher energy. The gas molecules in the atmosphere scatter the higher-energy blue wavelengths better than the red wavelengths. So the sky looks blue.
This also explains the brilliant colors of the sunset. Sunlight at dusk or dawn has to travel through an especially thick layer of atmosphere before it reaches your eyes (it's at an angle). As a result, even more higher-energy light is scattered, leaving those beautiful reds, yellows, and oranges.
2006-11-20 07:59:49 · answer #2 · answered by n_maritz 3 · 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.
2006-11-20 07:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually sky is not blue in color but that is the color we see, the reason for this is that blue is the color reflected back to our eyes, http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html
2006-11-20 08:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by mane 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ozone is O3 a poisonous oxygen gas that is blue in color. water is not blue its clear.
2006-11-20 08:02:30 · answer #5 · answered by bigdee_x 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋