Why is the sky blue? Does this question also baffles you? What accounts for the color of the sky? Answer to this question depend on these three factors: 1. Sunlight is made up of the colors of light with different wavelengths. 2. The presence of particles in the air that scatter these different wavelength of light in different amounts 3. Our eyes sensitivity to these wavelengths
The Short Answer: Gases and particles in Earth's atmosphere scatter sunlight in all directions. Blue light is scattered more than other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see a blue sky most of the time.
