Why is the sky blue?

Question

CHILL. its a question. im sorry if im not a know it all. im sorry if im curious. so just calm down dudes.

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.

Answer 2

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 3

It reflects off the ocean into the white sky but then the blue ocean turns the sky blue. The ocean is blue because all the molecules and atoms mix and make a chemical change.

Answer 4

The sky is blue because of the light from the sun. In the spectrum of light, blue has one of the shortest wavelengths, so I guess you see it better when it is reflected throughout the sky. Something like that.

Answer 5

The sky is blue because sun light reflects off of our oceans and that light is bounced back into our atmosphere giving us the impression that the sky is blue...if we did not have any oceans or an atmosphere our skies would look black.

Answer 6

Everyone who ever described the sky would say that it is, big, blue, majestic, beautiful, bold, expansive, and wondrous.
I really feel that the sky should be a reminder to people who feel that they are at their lowest, some might say with the "blues," that
there is so much more to blue than the color.
At your bluest you are still, "majestic, beautiful, bold, expansive, and wondrously bigger than your circumstances.
Look to the sky.

Answer 7

The molecules of air scatter higher-frequency light waves more strongly than they do lower frequencies. To your eyes and brain, this makes the scattered light look blue rather than white.

Answer 8

It is a reflection of the "Oceans and lakes and rivers and steams of the world...I hold no ill feelings towards you for your question. The scientific reason is as stated above concerning molecules scattering...

Answer 9

Go read a book and find out....

Its reflection of the water. 3/4 of the earth's surface is water.

How hard can this question be??

DO some research...

Answer 10

the atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere have an effect on the sunlight that passes through them.