published by
the University of California, Riverside
This website provides an answer to the common question of "Why is the sky blue?" The page uses drawings and images to explain how Tyndall Effect causes the blue color we see. Similar topics like Sunsets and "Why is Mars sky red?" are also addressed.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=5353">University of California, Riverside . Why is the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect). Riverside: University of California, Riverside , June 22, 2007.</a>
![]() (University of California, Riverside , Riverside, 2006), WWW Document, (http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html).
![]() Why is the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect) (University of California, Riverside , Riverside, 2006), <http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html>.
![]() Why is the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect). (2007, June 22). Retrieved December 9, 2023, from University of California, Riverside : http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html
![]() University of California, Riverside . Why is the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect). Riverside: University of California, Riverside , June 22, 2007. http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html (accessed 9 December 2023).
![]() Why is the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect). Riverside: University of California, Riverside , 2006. 22 June 2007. 9 Dec. 2023 <http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html>.
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Title = {Why is the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect)},
Publisher = {University of California, Riverside },
Volume = {2023},
Number = {9 December 2023},
Month = {June 22, 2007},
Year = {2006}
}
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