Why is the sky blue?
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Why is the sky blue not purple?
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Why does the sky appear blue?
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There’s an answer here:
http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-blue-during-the-day/ and a longer one here:
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html, which also explains why sunsets are red!
A very concise answer has been posted on this forum here:
http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-blue-during-the-day/
Light scattering through nitrogen molecules.
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Sky is blue because blue light scatters the most.Other colours get absorbed by the chemicals in air.The lower wavelength colour such as “voilet,indigo,blue” gets scatters the most than higher wavelength colours such as “yellow,orange,red”.