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Why is the Ocean Blue?

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The ocean is blue because the sky is blue. The light and color from the sky is reflected off of the surface of the water making it appear blue. You can find more information here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/ocean/Blue.shtml
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Water scatters blue light before other wavelengths and also reflects the predominantly blue sky.
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  1. Loc.gov - http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/oceanbl...
  2. Ask a Scientist - http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen...
1 Additional Answer
Ocean contains water. Water absorbs all the colors expect blue which have low frequency. Blue color has high frequency and it is not absorbed. So the ocean is blue.
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The ocean looks blue because of the way that the light is scattered by the water molecules. Water molecules scatter blue light more than any other color, which makes the ocean appear
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Put some of the water in a glass and you will see that it is not blue. It is only a reflection of the sun and the sky that makes it look blue.
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