2007-01-10 05:54:44 · 9 answers · asked by TINA 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
This question has only been asked about 500 times since Ive been a member, try looking in the archives.
PS Its something to do with refracted light and spectrums and that sort of stuff;
2007-01-11 02:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere, most of the longer wavelengths(like red) pass straight through. Little of the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air. However, much of the shorter wavelength light (like blue) is absorbed by the gas molecules. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look, some of this scattered blue light reaches you. Since you see the blue light from everywhere overhead, the sky looks blue.
2007-01-10 06:08:42 · answer #2 · answered by futuredesigner 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blue color is just a reflection of the water in the oceans.
2007-01-10 09:58:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
dust in the atmosphere defracts the light emitted by the sun at the periphery of the atmosphere for where you are standing.
2007-01-10 06:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by Icarus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
natural light (white light...sunlight...) consists of aaaaall the colours of the spectrum
blue is the colour that the air molecules pick up and take the appearance of
2007-01-10 06:29:41 · answer #5 · answered by Sineadles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it reflects the ocean
2007-01-10 06:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Tico Calamity 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gasses in the atmosphere turn it that colour
2007-01-10 05:59:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its actually purple
2007-01-11 09:59:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is the grass green?
2007-01-10 06:02:15 · answer #9 · answered by DONNA M 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋