The sky during the day
During the day the sky looks blue because it's the blue light that gets scattered the most. It's redirected into many different directions all over the sky, whereas the other wavelengths aren't scattered as much.
What blue is the color of the sky?
Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air in Earth's atmosphere. Blue is scattered more than other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see a blue sky most of the time.
Is water blue or is the sky blue?
The sky is blue due to a phenomenon called Raleigh scattering. ... Water actually appears blue due to its absorption of red light. When light hits water, the water's molecules absorb some of the photons from the light.
