y sky is blue...????

sky - blue sky
@rocknroll (1535)
India
November 19, 2006 2:34pm CST
can anybady tell..!
10 responses
@tanaaya (361)
20 Nov 06
The blue color of the sky is caused by the scattering of sunlight off the molecules of the atmosphere. This scattering, called Rayleigh scattering, is more effective at short wavelengths (the blue end of the visible spectrum). Therefore the light scattered down to the earth at a large angle with respect to the direction of the sun's light is predominantly in the blue end of the spectrum.
@rocknroll (1535)
• India
20 Nov 06
g8...!!u r right...it depends on the wavelength of the sun light(wch contain 7 colours)the ray with shorter wavelength will reach the earth crest n the ray with longer wavelength ll scatter b4 reaching earth's surface..so the ray wch strikes the surface of atmosphere is blue...hence sky looks blue..!
@mythmoh (3984)
• United States
19 Nov 06
due to Rayleigh scattering.i am not sure of the definition of this effect.
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@rocknroll (1535)
• India
19 Nov 06
u r little closer to the answer...!
• Pakistan
30 Nov 06
because its nature
• United States
19 Nov 06
The sky is blue cause it's not red blue green purple black orange gray nor yellow that's why
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@rocknroll (1535)
• India
20 Nov 06
g8 thinking..!thnx for ur response..
@brnis97 (185)
• United States
19 Nov 06
that is a great question along with why is the grass green, and why is salt and pepper called that, and why is dr pepper called that, and all those other crazy questions in the world....lol
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@blueman (16509)
• India
19 Nov 06
because it has water vapour in it.
@rocknroll (1535)
• India
19 Nov 06
no all above r wrong..!
30 Nov 06
I guess sky is blue because of the yellow of the sun the white or grey of the cloweds and the reflex of the grownd :) and becomes black when the sun goes down! Now ... what i cant explain is... why is Michael Jackson white!Jk! lololol :D
@tibido (4079)
• Italy
19 Nov 06
because there is air
• Philippines
28 Nov 06
ll - ll
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. THE BLACK SKY AND WHITE SUN On Earth, the sun appears yellow. If you were out in space, or on the moon, the sun would look white. In space, there is no atmosphere to scatter the sun's light. On Earth, some of the shorter wavelength light (the blues and violets) are removed from the direct rays of the sun by scattering. The remaining colors together appear yellow. Also, out in space, the sky looks dark and black, instead of blue. This is because there is no atmosphere. There is no scattered light to reach your eyes. WHY IS THE SUNSET RED? As the sun begins to set, the light must travel farther through the atmosphere before it gets to you. More of the light is reflected and scattered. As less reaches you directly, the sun appears less bright. The color of the sun itself appears to change, first to orange and then to red. This is because even more of the short wavelength blues and greens are now scattered. Only the longer wavelengths are left in the direct beam that reaches your eyes. The sky around the setting sun may take on many colors. The most spectacular shows occur when the air contains many small particles of dust or water. These particles reflect light in all directions. Then, as some of the light heads towards you, different amounts of the shorter wavelength colors are scattered out. You see the longer wavelengths, and the sky appears red, pink or orange.
@dienutza (449)
• Romania
19 Nov 06
because god wanted that LoL