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What Makes Mountains Appear Purple? |
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Answer» This is to do with LIGHT and the atmosphere. The way the rays of light strike the mountains at a greater height than us, then reflect and reach our eyes below the height of mountains, coupled with the air in-between, leads to them looking purple, in a SIMILAR way to the process with different WAVELENGTH light makes the SKY look blue on a SUNNY day. This is to do with light and the atmosphere. The way the rays of light strike the mountains at a greater height than us, then reflect and reach our eyes below the height of mountains, coupled with the air in-between, leads to them looking purple, in a similar way to the process with different wavelength light makes the sky look blue on a sunny day. |
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