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“Why is the sky blue?”

The sky appears blue because molecules in Earth's atmosphere scatter shorter wavelengths of sunlight, primarily blue light, more effectively than longer wavelengths due to Rayleigh scattering.

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This scattering causes the direct sunlight to appear white while the sky around it takes on a blue hue during the day. The effect is most pronounced when the sun is high, making the sky predominantly blue to human observers.

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