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Why is water different colors in different places?

By Courtney Di Vittorio, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Wake Forest University

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Why is water different colors in different places? – Gina T., age 12, Portland, Maine

What do you picture when you think of water? An icy, refreshing drink? A crystal-blue ocean stretching to the horizon?…

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