#1145: Sky Color explain

[Jill and her mother, Megan, but with her hair up. Megan is at a desk and facing the girl.]

Jill: Mommy, why is the sky blue?

Megan: Rayleigh scattering! Short wavelengths get scattered way more (proportional to 1/λ4). Blue light dominates because it’s so short.

Jill: Oh.

Jill: So why isn’t the sky violet?

Megan: Well, because, uh… …hmm.

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