• Question: why is the cloud white

    Asked by RAD to David, Eva, Kate, Nicholas, Rachel on 17 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Nicholas Pearce

      Nicholas Pearce answered on 17 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water and ice that are small enough to float in the sky. These droplets are big enough to scatter rays of light around, but will scatter all different coloured rays of light equally and all these colours of light add up to make white.

    • Photo: David Nunan

      David Nunan answered on 17 Nov 2015:

      Because their made of cotton wool of course! (and what Nicholas says :-))

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