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Why is the sky blue ? Why is the ocean blue? Why does it seem like blue is the nature's favourite colour?

Some people think the sky in blue because of sunlight reflected off the ocean and back into the sky. But the sky is blue even in the middle of the country side nowhere near the sea! Other's think it's because of the water in our atmosphere . But the sky is blue in the places that are extremely dry like desert. Some say it's because of oxygen is blue coloured gas . Or because sunlight has a blue tint. So there are so many incorrect answers or you can say misconceptions are there-- What's the actual reason? The sky is blue because of the way sunlight interact with our atmosphere. There are 3 simple factors put together :- 1. Sunlight is made out of light of different colours/ wavelengths. 2. The Earth's atmosphere is made out of molecules that scatter different wavelengths light. 3. The sensitivity of our eyes. How these 3 factors all works together? If sunlight passes through a transparent material such as water ,glass th...

"Why are Greenhouse gases called so?" Do you have any idea?

The Greenhouse Effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process increase the Earth's temperature. The Greenhouse Effect is one of the things that makes Earth a comfortable place to live. Why it is called Greenhouse Effect? Because the Greenhouse Effect works like a Greenhouse. A Greenhouse is a building with glass walls and a glass roof. Greenhouses are used to grow plants , such as tomatoes and tropical flowers. A Greenhouse capture heat from the Sun during the day. It's glass walls trap the Sun's heat, which keeps plants inside the Greenhouse warm - even in cold nights. If it weren't greenhouses gases , Earth would be an extremely cold , deserted planet. Plants couldn't grow and and animals like us wouldn't be able to survive. What are Greenhouse gases? Greenhouses gases are found in Earth's atmosphere. They can trap the solar radiation/ ...

"Our mother nature is full of miracles" Do you know these natural but awesome rare phenomenon on Earth?

"Mother Nature is full of Miracles" Who doesn't like the serenity of the Earth? We know that our Mother Nature is most beautiful and weird at the same time. Some wonderful natural phenomenon we have often seen on the Earth like Rainbow, Snowfall, Thunder etc. But some most rare phenomenon also there in nature that you wouldn't believe that they are really exist. So here we take a look some rare natural phenomenon, which will leave you awestruck and stunned. 1. Blue Volcano:- (Kawah, Ijen, Indonesia) The reason behind the Blue Flame is the presence of extremely high sulphuric gases that combust with the O2 in air at temperature above 360 degree Celsius. These Sulphuric gases emerge from cracks in the volcano at high temperature and pressure. 2. Turquoise Ice :- (Lake, Baikal, Russia) It is oldest and deepest lake in the world. It is also the world's largest fresh water lake , accounting for about 20...

"The Earth is glowing and healing". Do you think that the Corona virus tragedy is boon to our mother nature?

Wow....the Earth is healing & glowing due to the lockdown, it's a good news to us and our nature too.  One side the world is fighting with the Corona virus tragedy, janta curfew or lockdown while other hand our mother nature is healing herself, less amount of pollution recorded in many top polluted cities due to less human activities. " When we heal Earth , we heal ourselves". Wuhan in China:- In China , where the first cases of Corona virus were detected ,a large decline in pollution and green house gases have now recorded. The level of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) first in Wuhan reduced then across the country. This is proof that if we want, the human race can work together towards a sustainable future. Satalite image have shown a dramatic decline in pollution level over China , which is due to an economic slow down prompted by the Corona virus, US space agency NASA says. " You carry mother Earth wi...