Why is the sky blue?

Answer 1

The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere, most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air.

However, much of the shorter wavelength light 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.

As you look closer to the horizon, the sky appears much paler in color. To reach you, the scattered blue light must pass through more air. Some of it gets scattered away again in other directions. Less blue light reaches your eyes. The color of the sky near the horizon appears paler or white..

Answer 2

The Sky is blue due to the scattering of the light by atoms of our atmosphere.Now there is this law called Rayleigh's scattering law.It states that the light with shorter wavelength will be scattered more. The Whit light(the light from the sun) consists of 7 colours out of it Violet,indigo and blue have very short wavelenght.So they r scattered more.That's y the sky looks kinda light blue,a mixture of these colours.

Answer 3

Why the Sky Is Blue
by John Ciardi

I don't suppose you happen to know
Why the sky is blue? It's because the snow
Takes out the white. That leaves it clean
For the trees and grass to take out the green.
Then pears and bananas start to mellow,
And bit by bit they take out the yellow.
The sunsets, of course, take out the red
And pour it into the ocean bed
Or behind the mountains in the west.
You take all that out and the rest
Couldn't be anything else but blue.
Look for yourself. You can see it's true.

Answer 4

the sun's rays have 7 colours out of those blue scatters the most and this colour is reflected and others are absobed so the sky is blue in colour in the morning

Answer 5

This question has now been asked 1548 times. (If you don't believe me, type the question into the "Search for questions" bar above and look for yourself.

The correct answer is Rayleigh scattering but even after more than 1500 attempts there are still dorks who give the wrong answer.

Answer 6

sky is blue. yes it is due to the presence of ozone(pale blue colour)in the upper layers of stratosphere

Answer 7

Because of the reflection of the water droplets in the air reflected off the sun's light. Simple :)

Answer 8

If I can remember right....., it is due to the covering of atomosphere around our earth.

.....actually it is black in color when seen from the space........ but due to the layer of air or atmosphere around the earth.... it appears blue in color!!!

Answer 9

'coz blue is the colour reflected while others are absorbed

Answer 10

Its not blue, your color blind