Distant dark-colored hills appear blue due to the color of the
A)atmosphere between the observer and the dark hills.
B)selectively reflected light that reaches a distant observer.
C)reflected light that survives scattering.
D)sky that is reflected off the hills.

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As light travels through the Earth's atmosphere, it is scattered by the molecules in the air. Shorter wavelengths of light (blue and violet) are scattered more easily than longer wavelengths (red and orange). This means that when we look at a distant object, such as dark hills, the blue light from the atmosphere is scattered towards our eye, making distant objects appear blue.

Distant Dark-Colored Hills Appear Blue Due to the Color of the