plz answer using smaller words than the ones on really complicated books and stuff thanks
2006-12-06 11:44:24 · 5 answers · asked by Carla_M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Sunlight, appearing to be white, contains all colors from red to blue. Blue light scatters much more strongly than warmer colors, so the sky is blue because you're seeing mostly the scattered blue light. The rest of the colors mostly go straight down to the ground. This has nothing to do with absorption or what the air is made out of, you'll find the same thing on other planets with different atmospheres.
2006-12-06 11:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky is blue because it's scattering blue light from the sun.
2006-12-06 19:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by cmb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sky is blue because of the presence of the different layers of the atmosphere
2006-12-06 19:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by probug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nitrogen reflects blue - the atmosphere is 80% nitrogen.
2006-12-06 19:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air particles absorb all colors except blue, which reflected, making it look blue.
2006-12-06 19:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by Traveler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋