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The car reflects all of the colors of the visible spectrum :)

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It is the frequency of the light that is reflected off of an object that makes us see a certain color, just as the frequency of sound determines what pitch we hear.

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The block refracts all blue light.

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What causes a blue block to appear blue in the sunlight?

The block absorbs the sunlight and blue color is reflected off the block. That is why the blue block appears blue in the sunlight.


what happens to sunlight as it enters the earth's atmosphere?

Sunlight experiences some degree of scattering (technically, Rayleigh Scattering) as it passes through the atmosphere, which causes the sky to appear blue and the sunlight to appear yellow. Some of the sunlight encounters clouds, while some reaches the ground.


Why does the colour of sky appear blue?

the sunlight interacts with the earths atmosphere and makes the sky blue


Why are the white clothes dipped in blue after the wash?

A slight hint of blue to the white clothes makes them appear a brighter white in sunlight


Are blue eyes brighter in the sun?

Blue eyes are usually bright in appearance. They may appear even brighter if you see them in the natural sunlight.


Why do plants appear blue at 255 meters?

Green wavelengths are absorbed at a depth of 250 meters, leaving only blue wavelengths. This deeper penetration is what causes the oceans to appear blue!


How do the lightwaves from the sun help the sky to be blue?

The air scatters sunlight, allowing only blue to appear, while the opposite happens at sundown. John Tyndall an Irish born scientist described the scattering of sunlight by dust particles in 1895.


What color would a yellow cloth appear if illuminated with the following types of light blue?

Sunlight: yellow Yellow light: yellow


What planet looks blue?

Uranus and Neptune appear blue due to methane gasses. Earth is also mostly blue due to vast oceans.


What colours make up the sky?

The sky is actually black but the reflections of sunlight on the sea causes it to appear blue. There are also other causes of the sky colouration. Dust in the upper atmosphere can make it turn red or purple. The last few seconds of the sunset when passing through the waves of the ocean can make it appear green. A grey sky can be from storm clouds. A white sky can be ice in the upper atmosphere.


Why does bromothymol blue stay blue in sunlight?

Because heat/sunlight is not CO2.


Why are sky is white?

The sky usually appears blue during the day because of the scattering of sunlight by the Earth's atmosphere. However, sometimes the sky can appear white during overcast or cloudy conditions, when the sunlight is blocked or diffused by the clouds, causing the light to scatter in all directions and making the sky appear white.