It's because the water is deeper.
it reflects the color of the sky (like how the ocean is gray during a storm)
Because of the ocean. You ever wondered why the sky is blue? That's O3 (Ozone). Maybe that has something to do with it too.Water covers about 70% if the Earth and land covers about 30%, Water appears blue, land green or brown. Clouds (there are lots) are white.It doesn't "appear" blue. It is blue. But there is also patches of land. (BTW, there is nothing wrong with that statement...)Bluish, yes.Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface. The amount of water is close to 326,000,000,000,000,000,000 gallons which is a lot. As the water covers more area than the land, the Earth appears blue from space. If you notice, you will be able to see the brown of land, but not much of it. But it depends which continents are present also. If North America and South America is present, there will be lots of water and less land, but if Asia and Africa is visible, there will be more land than water.
The water may be reflecting the color of the blue sky (or the reds of sunset, or the gray of clouds), but an intrinsic blue color is caused by the refraction and scattering of visible light by the water. Different water qualities and depth can change the particular hue of blue. Very shallow water, as in streams, appears transparent. Visible light is composed of all colors and the ocean water breaks the light into its different components (think of a prism). The colors on the red end of the spectrum (longer wavelength) are absorbed and the blue reflected. A similar principle (called the Rayleigh Effect) makes the sky appear blue in daylight.
There are many factors which determines the color of the sea/ocean, The reflectivity of the water has an important role in the color of ocean.The color of ocean is generaly blue because the water reflects the image of the sky which is in blue color. But there are other factors also there which determine ocean color,The depth of the ocean,presence of colored algae and fine suspende solid particles. Near to the shore the nutrient suply from the land will be high and because of that the density of algaes and phytoplankton will be more which gives a different color to the water near to the sea shore.
The sky is blue because of Rayleigh scattering -- blue photons scatter off air molecules to a large extent, while the other colors travel directly in straight lines from the sun, making the sky appear blue and the sun appear yellow (white minus blue). In space, or on the airless moon, the sky is black and sun is white. It is NOT true that oceans look blue due to sky reflection. Water also scatters blue light, so the explanation of its color is largely the same as that for the sky.
Mexico's beaches appear so blue because they do not contain plankton and suspended sediment. The ocean absorbs wavelengths of light except for the blue, which is another reason for the clear, blue appearance.
Reflects blue light, absorbs red.
The ocean is blue due to the way that light enters the atmosphere. The spectrum (Rainbow effect) refracts the light and the light is blue this light is reflected of the ocean to make it look blue. this mixed with the depth enables the sea to look blue.
because it is sad.
Cours the ocean is full of water (What is blue) and the sky is full of water (The clouds are just water).
due to scattering of light .........
The water actually is blue but it looks like it is clear
People color raindrops blue because the ocean is blue and the ocean is water. The ocean is blue because the blue sky reflects on the water turning it blue. Water is really clear. The ocean is really clear. Since the sea is water and raindrops are water people assume that raindrops are blue and color them blue. Some people know raindrops are not blue but color them anyway because they want to add more color in their drawings.
The ocean water appear blue because it reflects the light from the blue sky. Also note: -Water itself is transparent -When the sky is not blue (Night, overcast sky), the water is not blue. -Some water seems green. This is usually due to algae at the bottom which actually cleans the water (which isn't what you'd expect from green water)
There are several reasons - the first has to do with the reflection of sunlight. Blue wavelengths of light bend more easily, and are reflected off the surface of the water, thus making it appear blue. The water also reflects the color of the sky, so that on cloudy days, it seems more gray than blue. The amount of suspended matter in the water also plays a role, as does the position of the observer.
Blue crabs get their color from pigments in their shell, specifically blue carotenoid pigments that are unique to this species. These pigments can reflect blue light, giving the crabs their distinctive blue coloration.
water in ocean or sea is colored blue because of the replection of the blue sky... water is colorless...