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Sunlight entering the atmosphere is "white" light, containing all the colors in the spectrum. Dust in the air tends to scatter the blue components of the sunlight making the sky appear blue.
However, when we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colors because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight. The more dust there is in the air the more marked is this effect.
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Why is the sky blue while the grass is green?
The sky is blue because the atmosphere scatters sunlight. Light with shorter wavelengths (blue, purple, violet) is scattered more in the atmosphere, so the sky appears blue; this is the same reason that sunsets and sunrises appear red and orange: at sunset/sunrise, the sun's light hits the atmosphere at a low angle, increasing the distance that the light must travel through the atmosphere. Thus, more colors are 'scattered out', even the blue-end of the spectrum, leaving red and orange colors.
What causes the earth to have periods of light and darkness?
The rotation. When the earth rotates, sides of it don't see the sun. Which are like sunsets and sunrises. The earth is rotating which takes away light and gives light.
Are red tides always red?
No, red tides are usually red but can be yellow and purple
What is the colour of red soil?
The color of the red soil is red.
On a cylinder of helium what colour is the label?
Red
Why is there sunsets?
red colour dispersion is less than all other colours.
Why is the sunset orange yellow red?
sunsets are red/yellow/orange because of ultriaviolents and invisible rays. it can also be caused by radiation.
How are red sunsets and suspensions similar?
because the sun is constantly rising and falling like springs
What is some imagery in the book The Outsiders?
i have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. page 1
Does moisture in the air make red sunsets?
I don't think so but dust particles / volcanic ash does.
Why are sunsets red purple blue color's wavelengths?
because of how the sun looks through the atmosphere when your looking at it straight on
When was Macabre Sunsets created?
Macabre Sunsets was created in 1994.
When was Sunsets - DVD - created?
Sunsets - DVD - was created in 2004.
When was No More Sunsets created?
No More Sunsets was created in 2006.
When was Wasted Sunsets created?
Wasted Sunsets was created in 1984.
When was Sunsets created?
Sunsets was created on 2004-01-04.
What color would sunsets be if molecules in the sky where orange instead of blue?
A deeper red on the low end of the color spectrum.
