The ocean is blue because water absorbs red light

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum and leaves the blue.

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Why it is true

The water works like a filter on sunlight. The sea can also take on other colors when light bounces off sediments and particles floating in it.

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