The Ocean's Colorful Secret

Wow… Spark, look at how blue the ocean is today! It’s like a giant painting!

It is beautiful! And guess what? I know exactly why the ocean looks so blue!

You do?! Tell me, tell me! Okay! First amazing fact:

The ocean isn’t actually blue! The water itself is kind of clear. Clear?

Then why does it look like a gigantic blueberry smoothie? Because of the sunlight! Sunlight is made

of all the colors—red, orange, yellow, green, blue,

even purple! Like a rainbow! Exactly! When sunlight hits the ocean,

the water absorbs the red, orange, and yellow colors… But!