Multiple Choice
Why do Uranus and Neptune appear blue or blue-green?
A) Their atmospheres absorb blue light very efficiently.
B) Their solid airless surfaces are this colour.
C) Their surfaces are covered with liquid water with no atmosphere.
D) Traces of methane in their atmospheres absorb red light very efficiently.
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