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Why is the sky blue?

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We see blue above us because of how light from the sun interacts with Earth's atmospher one

The molecules in the atmosphere scatter Earth and violet light in every direction through Rayleigh scattering.

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90

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93

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80

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semi-formal

Language

English

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49

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long-living