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What makes the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect)

This website from the mathematics department at the University of California Riverside provides an answer to the common question "Why is the sky blue?" The page uses illustrations to explain how Tyndall Effect causes the blue color we see. Similar topics including Sunsets and the question "Why is Mars' sky red?" are also addressed.

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 18, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 18, 2016
Author:: Gibbs, Phil, University of California, Riverside. Dept. Of Mathematics
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
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