Why is water blue in the ocean or in a pool, but clear when it’s on you?

June 12, 2008

The water does not have any color.  In pools it’s the bottom of the pool that’s blue.   In the ocean, it’s the reflection of the sky.

Entry Filed under: How Things Work, Nature, Solids and Liquids. .

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