The blue color of the sky, and its brightness during the daytime, is due to _____ of light
2007-01-21 11:31:07 · 4 answers · asked by Justin 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
scattering
more specifically, Rayleigh scattering
2007-01-21 11:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rayleigh scattering.
When sunlight travels through the atmosphere, blue light scatters more than the other colors, leaving a dominant yellow-orange hue to the transmitted light. The scattered light makes the sky blue; the transmitted light makes the sunset reddish orange.
2007-01-21 20:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by steve d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both the above answers are right, but i believe the word to fill in the blank is refraction. Rayleigh scattering is merely the name of the refraction effect created by the Earths atmosphere.
2007-01-21 21:07:02 · answer #3 · answered by Beach_Bum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the beach bum is right. your textbook answer is refraction. You only see certain wavelegths of light when the sun is overhead on a cloudless day because the water in the air bends the light and only the blue end of the spectrum is making it to your eyes.
2007-01-22 08:02:41 · answer #4 · answered by SHAWNPX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋