Is the sky black or blue?

Question

I was in this quiz game thingy, and the question was "what color is the sky"
and everyone said blue except for me, i said black.

...because the sky is black!!!!!

right?

and then the winner kicked me out, but yeah that's not the point


the sky is black, right?

Answer 1

From earth its blue due to scattering of light in our atmosphere.

But it is black from above this ring of air.

Answer 2

would tend to agree with you. the normal blue color of the sky is the result of Raleigh scattering ... the fact that mostly blue light from the sun reaches use at the surface (see sources)

the arguement that anything is "black" if there is no light reflecting off it ... (i.e. the reason the sky is black at night) so you cannot automatically say it is black, can be countered by the following arguement: the sky is "black" simply because the sky is a very poor reflector (dust, clouds, celestial bodies, etc. do reflect, but not the atmosphere or vacuum beyound that, which makes up the majority of what we call the sky) of any color of light in the visibile spectrum. the color of an object is due to either the light it emits or the light it reflects from another source and in the case of the "sky" it neither emits nor reflects much of any visibile light, i.e. what we call the color black.

don't overanalyze ... just enjoy :-)

Answer 3

The sky's color depends upon the color of the light source behind it. If there is no light source, the sky will appear black. If there is a red light source, the sky will appear red. If there is a blue light source, the sky will appear blue.

However, if there is a white light source (composed of all colors that humans can see) such as the Sun, the sky will still appear blue. This is due to dispersion effects that depend on wavelength. Short wavelength light (blue) disperses more than long wavelength light (red). This causes blue light to reach your eyes from every direction, while red light only reaches your eyes in a straight line from the Sun. Hence the Sun appears yellow-white, while the sky appears blue.

Answer 4

The answer depends on your definition of sky and of color.
It also depend on your position relative to the light source. During the day the sky appears blue but at night the sky appears black.

Answer 5

I made a promise this 365 days to no longer answer any questins with regards to the colour blue. in spite of the undeniable fact that subsequently i might say in the back of blue eyes by utilising the Who Moody blues by utilising Elvis presley Blue international or Blue guitar by utilising the Moody Blues.

Answer 6

Well, that depends on your definition of "sky."

If you define sky as what we look up at everyday that is not overcast, then the sky is blue. This is because blue light is of a frequency that penetrates the atmosphere.

If you define sky as that which is outside of the terrestrial earth, then it is black, because space is devoid of any light.

Personally, for most typical questions, I would answer blue.

Answer 7

It's like a different color every time I look at it. One minute its blue. The next its green. Right now it's brown. Tomorrow, though, it will be eggshell white.

Answer 8

as far as human perception goes...i would say the sky is blue most the time

Answer 9

its like.. orange with green and silver polka dots

Answer 10

ummm its black but its blue...... sorry i can explain it very well