The colour of the ocean appears to be blue because the sunlight falling on it is

Options

A. reflected
B. refrected
C. deffrected
D. Scattered

Answer

D

Explanation

The reason the occen is blue is due to the absorption and scattering of light. The blue wavelengths of light are scatered, similar to the scattering of blue light in the sky but absorption is a much larger factor than scattering for the clear ocean water. In water, absorption is strong in the red and weak in the blue, thus red light is absorbed quickly in the ocean leaving blue. The red, yellow, and green wavelengths of sunlight are absorbed by water molecules in the ocean.