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Do only shiny objects reflect light?

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No, everything that we can see (besides objects the produce light eg sun, light bulb) reflect light. If it didn't reflect light we would not be able to see it.

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Do all objects reflect light?

Not quite. Nearly all objects reflect light to some degree, even if only a tiny amount, but a "black hole" absorbs all light shining onto it and reflects none whatsoever.


A rough surface reflects light in many directions.?

All surfaces reflect light. However, only the smoothest surfaces reflect all light in one direction. These are shiny and include mirrors and metal. Some surfaces just reflect the light in all directions, which is why you cannot see the reflection.


Why does a green leaf appear green in daylight and dark in red light?

Green objects reflect all green wavelengths of visible light, so if it is only under red light, it has no colors to reflect and appears black.


What colour will an object under white light appear to be if it reflects green light and absorbs the other colours?

Green because you only perceive colors of objects by the colors of light they reflect into your eye.


How do you know that most objects reflect more than on colour of light?

You can diffract the light reflect from the object and see what range of spectrum is absorbed and what is reflected. It is to mentioned, human had trichromatic vision. We base our vision of colour from the portion of red blue and green. The real colour in spectrum is however continue of colour from red to violet. By having only 1 colour of light reflect, the object had to specifically absorb exact the other 2 portion of light human can see which is extremely rare for natural objects without specific design to absorb light at exactly cover the other 2 spectrum human can see. So it is most objects would reflect more than one colour of light.

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What objects in space emit or reflect light?

sun, stars, galaxies, nebulae, and meteors


Do all objects reflect light?

Not quite. Nearly all objects reflect light to some degree, even if only a tiny amount, but a "black hole" absorbs all light shining onto it and reflects none whatsoever.


A rough surface reflects light in many directions.?

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Why does a green leaf appear green in daylight and dark in red light?

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How do we see luminous objects?

We can see non-luminous objects because the light reflect off the object and into our eyes that's why at night you can only see a faint out line of the objects around you


Does a rough surface reflect light in many directions?

Highly polished, shiny surfaces reflect light the best as they are REFLECTive. White or bright surfaces also reflect light well. Dull, Matt surfaces are the worst reflecters of light


What colour will an object under white light appear to be if it reflects green light and absorbs the other colours?

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Why are diamonds always so shiny?

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Does Venus emit or reflect light?

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Why you see only in light not in dark?

What we can see is the reflection of light from other objects. Certain substances act as a filter, they absorb and repel certain frequencies of the Electro-magnetic spectrum to give colour etc. When there is no light source, there is no light for objects to reflect, so we can't see them. Our eyes can see only a very small fraction of the Electromagnetic spectrum.


What are things that don't reflect light?

everything does. theoretically the only thing that does not refract light would be something that is pure black, although it is doubtful it is physically possible to make something that does that.Additional answerI presume you mean balloons. I also think you might mean reflect rather than refract, because why would a balloon refract light?