Why Is the Sky Blue?

Explanations 10

• Check out Rayleigh scattering :)

  By Leigh Marie Braswell, Matt Superdock

• Just to be serious, topics that are in blue boxes are those which no one has provided an explanation yet. You are definitely welcome to contribute to those topics. Better late t…

  By Yuan Yao

• The sky is blue because the sky is a mirror that reflects the ocean. That is why in Nebraska, because there is no ocean to reflect, the sky is green.

  By Anthony Jiang

• Because the sky is the limit, and limits are essential to calculus, and calculus is math, and math has four letters, and my mailbox currently also has four letters, and my mailb…

  By Anthony Ding

• Well, technically, the sky is blue because I took a paint brush and put my favorite color all over the sky, and then my brother painted the night sky HIS favorite color with mag…

  By Bella Cullen

• আকাশের রঙ নীল কেন? এটা অনেক পুরনো একটা প্রশ্ন বলা যায়। পুরনো হোক আর সে যাই হোক, প্রশ্নটা কিন্তু ইন্টারেস্টিং। কেন আকাশের রঙ নীল? খুব সোজা – কারণ আকাশের রঙ হলুদ নয়, লাল নয় , কমলা…

  By অস্তিত্বের শেকড় সন্ধানী · বাংলা

• WavelengthBlue=ShortWavelengthBlue=ShortWavelengthBlue=Short

  By Benjamin

• NOONE KNOWS

  By Benjamin

• This question is hotly debated. As mentioned, Rayleigh scattering is the most widely accepted, which is caused by the short wavelength of blue light making it more likely to be …

  By Wayne Zhao

• The sky is blue because I said so.

  By Sarang Patki