2007-02-14 02:06:10 · 4 answers · asked by Will 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
b'cauz of da blue sky above it....
2007-02-14 02:57:58 · answer #1 · answered by Billie Jean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is so blue because the dense ice of the glacier absorbs every other color of the spectrum except blue--so blue is what we see!
Sometimes the glacial ice appears almost turquoise. Its crystalline structure strongly scatters blue light. The ice on a glacier has been there for a really long time and has been compacted down so that its structure is pretty different than the ice you normally see. Glacial ice is a lot different than the frozen water you get out of the freezer.
2007-02-14 02:13:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When traveling through water (or ice), light is absorbed quicker on the red end of the visible light spectrum than the blue. So the ice appears blue b/c more blue light makes in through.
2007-02-14 02:10:49 · answer #3 · answered by yodadoe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glacial Ice is so thick that it can refract only the blue color.
2007-02-14 02:11:14 · answer #4 · answered by Kukla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋