2006-12-12 00:40:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The blue color does not come from reflection off sea water, because the sky is blue in the driest deserts far from any sea. The Gobi Desert, for instance, has very vivid blue skies.
The atmosphere acts as a prism for the light coming from the sun. The white light from the sun gets broken down into its component parts of red through blue. The larger wavelengths, such as red to yellow, aren't affected as much and pass straight through the atmosphere. The smaller wavelengths, such as blue, is refracted everywhere at once. Green is also somewhat present, but it is drowned out by the intense blue scattering.
2006-12-12 01:46:45 · answer #1 · answered by furball17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The atmosphere is composed of a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen atoms. When sunlight hits these atoms, blue light is reflected and that is what our eyes see.
2006-12-12 08:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by pioneer_167 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-12 08:49:48 · answer #3 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's due to reflection of sun light on sea-water.
2006-12-12 08:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by vivek g 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-12-12 08:43:09 · answer #5 · answered by jhstha 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋