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Please answer this Based on your knowledge of the properties of light, what is the best explanation for the blue color of the ocean? A) The ocean absorbs blue light from the sky. B) Algae in the ocean

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Based on your knowledge of the properties of light, what is the best explanation for the blue color of the ocean?

A) The ocean absorbs blue light from the sky.
B) Algae in the ocean absorbs red, orange and yellow light for photosynthesis.
C) Although sunlight is described as white light, it actually has more blue components which becomes apparent when it strikes a clear medium like water.
D) When white light from the sun strikes the ocean's surface, the elements of the visible spectrum with longer wavelengths are absorbed more than those with short wavelengths.