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Why is the sky blue?

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Blue light from the Sun is scattered the most when it passes through the atmosphere.

Light at the blue end of the rainbow is scattered more efficiently than the other colors.

The other gases in the atmosphere can be really important too, such as carbon dioxide or methane, but they have only a very small effect on the color of the sky.

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