Explain in 2-3 sentences why the sky appears blue during the day. Type your response in the box below. Worth 50 points. Due Friday 11:59pm.
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The sky appears blue during the day due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering. As sunlight enters Earth's atmosphere, shorter-wavelength blue light is scattered more efficiently by tiny nitrogen and oxygen molecules than longer-wavelength red light. This scattered blue light reaches our eyes from all directions, making the sky appear blue.
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