The sky changes color because of sunlight and the air we breathe. During the day, sunlight travels straight through the air and makes the sky look blue. When the sun is low in the sky at sunrise or sunset, its light has to travel farther through the air, making it look red or orange. At night, there’s no sun, so the sky looks dark.
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- When you look at the sky during a sunrise, it looks orange because of the sun’s position.
- The blue sky is like having a giant watercolor painted in the sky every day.
- At night, when there are no clouds or lights, the sky becomes black.
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See also
- What Causes Day and Night?
- What Causes a Sunset to Change Color?
- What Causes a Sunset to Appear in Different Colors?
- What Causes the ‘Glow’ of the Sun at Sunset?
- What Causes the ‘Color’ of the Sky at Sunset?
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