2007-01-31 15:33:34 · 5 answers · asked by dopey102984 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
WILL POEPLE STOP ASKING THIS QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-01-31 16:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Kitty 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The sky is blue partly because air scatters short-wavelength light in preference to longer wavelengths. Combined, these effects scatter (bend away in all directions) some short, blue light waves while allowing almost all longer, red light waves to pass straight through. When we look toward a part of the sky not near the sun, the blue color we see is blue light waves scattered down toward us from the white sunlight passing through the air overhead. Near sunrise and sunset, most of the light we see comes in nearly tangent to the Earth's surface, so that the light's path through the atmosphere is so long that much of the blue and even yellow light is scattered out, leaving the sun rays and the clouds it illuminates red.
2007-01-31 23:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by Respen 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here's a wacky thought: go to google.com or yahoo.com and type in why the sky is blue. I knew I would help!
2007-01-31 23:59:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cuz the grass is green
2007-01-31 23:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its my favorite color
2007-01-31 23:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋