The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. The the shorter wavelengths (blue) in the white light from Sunlight are absorbed by the gas molecules in the air. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look, some of this scattered blue light reaches you and you see the blue light from everywhere overhead making the sky look blue.
The same principle makes the sea look blue.
At sunset the light must travel farther through the atmosphere before it gets to you. More of the blue light is reflected and scattered and the only the longer wavelengths (red) are left in the direct beam that reaches your eyes, making the setting sun red.
A blue t-shirt appears blue in white light because it absorbs most colors of light in the visible spectrum and reflects back predominantly blue wavelengths. This means that the blue wavelengths are not absorbed by the dye in the fabric but instead are reflected off the fabric and into our eyes, making us perceive the t-shirt as blue.
It absorbs all colors in the white light, except for the blue, which it reflects and scatters, and it winds up appearing blue to our eyes. That's a big part of the reason why we call it "a blue box".
your shirt appears blue because that is the color that is being reflected. for example, if a ray of light (the sun) is shining on a shirt then all of the colors of a rainbow are shining on the shirt. all of the colors are being absorbed by the shirt accept blue because blue is being reflected off the shirt and your eye sees the blue being reflected and the shirt appears blue. i hope this helps, it is a confusing subject.
A mirror image is not formed when light reflects off white paper because the surface of the paper is diffuse, scattering light in many directions. A mirror image is only formed when light reflects off a smooth and highly reflective surface that preserves the angle of incidence.
Light reflects off a flat mirror because the surface is smooth and polished, causing light rays to bounce off at equal angles of incidence and reflection. This results in the image of an object being reflected as if it were on the other side of the mirror.
because the sky reflects off it
The color of the ocean is typically blue due to the way it absorbs and reflects sunlight. The depth of the water, the presence of algae, and the composition of sediments can also affect the color, sometimes causing variations such as green or turquoise hues.
See the sky reflects its blue color so it appears to to u as shades of blue Hey that rhymed! :D
They are blue because the sky's color is reflected in the water. The water is actually clear, but looks blue because of the sky. During cloudy days and storms, the color is more grayish than blue. It reflects the colour of the sky. It is blue because of the sky. It reflects off the sky.
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.
it reflects off the sky. like usually in deep forests, the water is a greenish tint. that's the best explanation i have for it.
The sky appears blue during the day because of the way Earth's atmosphere scatters sunlight. Blue light from the sun is scattered in all directions by the gases and particles in the atmosphere, making the sky appear blue to us.
Because light reflects off objects
Because the sun reflects off the ovean and on to the shore, increasing the amount of sun that the land usually gets.
A blue t-shirt appears blue in white light because it absorbs most colors of light in the visible spectrum and reflects back predominantly blue wavelengths. This means that the blue wavelengths are not absorbed by the dye in the fabric but instead are reflected off the fabric and into our eyes, making us perceive the t-shirt as blue.
Black because if a red light reflects off the blue surface there is no reflection, so the surface looks black.
Black because if a red light reflects off the blue surface there is no reflection, so the surface looks black.