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Why Ocean color is blue?​

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Answered by SandeepWadhrani
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Explanation:

: All of us know that the oceans appear blue color but water in glass doesn't appear blue!

It's clear as it can be. So why does the ocean water appear blue?

When sunlight hits the ocean, the water absorbs long-wavelength colors at the red end of the light spectrum, as well as short-wavelength light, including violet and ultraviolet. The remaining light that we see is mostly made up of blue wavelengths. This is the reason why oceans appear blue colored.

Just how blue the water is depends on how much of it is available to absorb the light. For instance, water in a glass is clear — there aren't enough water molecules to really absorb the light. But ocean water appears blue the farther you travel down the water column.

This is a question which brings us to the question of how exactly do we see the things or how do we differentiate the colors. Allow us to talk about a little bit.

We see things when reflected light from the things fall onto our eyes. Now for the color part, the sunlight or the white light as it is known is a combination of all the frequencies from smaller to bigger. These frequencies (or wavelengths) define the colors of light.

When, the white light falls on any object. It absorbs some of the frequencies, allows some light to pass through it and some of the frequencies are reflected back from the object. Our brains sees this reflected light color as the color of the object

Answered by VIGYAS
4

Answer:

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. The ocean may also take on green, red, or other hues as light bounces off of floating sediments and particles in the water

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