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Title: What makes the sky blue? (Tyndall Effect)
Url: https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html
Creator: Gibbs, Phil
Publisher: University of California, Riverside. Dept. Of Mathematics
Description: 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.
LC Classification: Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Personal bibliography -- T -- Tyndall, John
Science -- Physics -- Optics. Light
Science -- Physics -- Radiation physics (General) -- Color
GEM Subject: Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues
Key Concept: Astronomy
Physics -- Color
Physics -- Optics and light
Date Issued: 1997-05
Resource Type: Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Education Level: High School
Middle School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Language: English
Rights: Scott Chase, Michael Weiss, Philip Gibbs, Chris Hillman, and Nathan Urban
Access Rights: Free access
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