GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
Question
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What gas gives Neptune and Uranus its blue colour?
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Methane
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Carbon Dioxide
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Both worlds are blue because they have methane in their atmospheres, which absorbs the color red from the sun’s light.
Detailed explanation-2: -Neptune is very similar to Uranus. It’s made of a thick fog of water, ammonia, and methane over an Earth-sized solid center. Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The methane gives Neptune the same blue color as Uranus.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neptune’s thick atmosphere is mostly hydrogen, with smaller amounts of helium and methane. It is the absorption of red light by methane which gives Neptune its very blue coloration.
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