Which of the following explains the blue colour of the sky?
A. transmission of visible light through the ozone layer in the Earth's stratosphere
B. filtering effect of water vapour in the Earth's atmosphere
C. selective scattering of visible light by air molecules
D. reflection of sunlight off the Earth's oceans
Answer: C
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