The sky is blue because air molecules in the sky act as tiny
A) prisms.
B) mirrors which reflect only blue light.
C) sources of white light.
D) resonators which scatter blue light.
E) none of these

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The sky appears blue because molecules in the Earth's atmosphere scatter sunlight in all directions and blue light is scattered more than other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This phenomenon is known as Rayleigh scattering.

The Sky Is Blue Because Air Molecules in the Sky