Why is the seabed dark if the water is transparent?

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Why is the seabed dark if the water is transparent?

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Water is not transparent. It is fairly transparent but not completely, like glass. One pane of glass you can see through it just fine but if you stack a bunch of them they eventually become opaque, just like water. With enough of it the seemingly small amount of light that is absorbed adds up.

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