2007-01-02 05:24:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
DISREGARD ALL OF THE ABOVE THEY ARE WRONG. They sky is blue because white light from the sun is split into the 7 colours of the electromagnetic spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet). the spectrum is scattered by the air and the colours that are most scattered are Blue and Violet. The eyes are not sensitive to Violet light so it seems blue.
Orange is scattered in the 3rd place so that's why sometimes the sky may also look Orange especially at sunset
2007-01-02 05:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ultimate Chopin Fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the sun light is made with 3 primary colours, and one of them is blue, and blue is the one that reflects most easily compare to the others. So the sky is blue, and the sea is blue too.
2007-01-02 05:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by ono 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Sky
By John Wayne
The sky is blue
The grass is green
So get off of your butt
and join the Marines!
2007-01-02 05:32:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.
2007-01-02 22:40:14 · answer #4 · answered by I-love-taz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because the ozone layer and water are both blue... Not noticably blue... You need alot of water to see that it is blue... But the two reflect off each other and cause the sky to be blue :)
2007-01-02 05:29:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the sky is not blue, it is actually black, i'm not sure why it appears blue, but think it's something to do with the sun reflecting on it.
2007-01-02 05:37:43 · answer #6 · answered by nosy old lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the of the air and the light spectrum of sunlight, other animal see the sky a different colour
2007-01-02 05:31:51 · answer #7 · answered by cereal killer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has something to do with the angle of light. Bees see yellow flowers as blue.
2007-01-02 06:43:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All other colors are absorbed by earths atmosphere except blue.
That's why it appears blue.
2007-01-02 05:32:35 · answer #9 · answered by tammy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it's a reflection of the water. Or is it the other way around?
2007-01-02 05:32:26 · answer #10 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋