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Not necessarily. Most often black, not smooth surfaces absorb more light. This most often why people in desert climates wear light or white clothing, to ensure they do not get hot in the already 100-degree Fahrenheit plus temperatures. To understand the answer more, let's look at a very reflective object. If the object acts like a mirror, but is very bumpy, the picture will be distorted but it still reflects the came amount of light. Finally, if the sun is shining right on you and you are wearing black clothing, you will most likely feel hot, even if the clothing is not entirely smooth. Hope this helped!
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Does a rough surface have a lot of friction?
Rough surfaces do create more friction than smooth surfaces. How much friction is created depends on how rough the surface is.
Why does black absorb sunlight?
Bonds in molecules absorb light, In black the bonds absorb a lot of visible light frequencies. As black only reflects few frequencies of visible light. it gains it black colour.
Why do balls bounce better on hard surfaces than soft ones?
Soft surfaces absorb quite a lot of the energy (by deforming) that the ball uses to spring back up, whereas hard surfaces don't absorb that energy (because they don't deform), and so the energy is used to deform the ball, which is then converted back into kinetic energy and the ball bounces.
Is light reflected from all surfaces?
No, although the reflective quality of mirrors varies widely. A lot of the energy is absorbed by the glass of an ordinary mirror, and a lot is absorbed by the reflective material itself, since this material is not going to be perfect. Mirrors of the highest possible quality [used in the most technically advanced light telescopes, for example] probably have reflective values that come close to perfection.
What makes darker colors absorb more heat than lighter colors?
White light is a mixture of colors. When white light strikes a dark object little or no energy is reflected. When white light strikes a white object the energy is mostly reflected, not absorbed. Thus heat is absorbed by dark objects and reflected by light ones.
Do dark or light surfaces attarct and absorb heat easier?
A dark surface will absorb the heat from sunlight. While a white surface will reflect a lot of the sunlight and remain cooler.
Is a disco ball a light source?
Nope. It is simply a ball with a lot of shiny, smooth surfaces. A light projecter would be placed on top to project light while the ball reflects it.
Does a rough surface have a lot of friction?
Rough surfaces do create more friction than smooth surfaces. How much friction is created depends on how rough the surface is.
Why does black absorb sunlight?
Bonds in molecules absorb light, In black the bonds absorb a lot of visible light frequencies. As black only reflects few frequencies of visible light. it gains it black colour.
Why do balls bounce better on hard surfaces than soft ones?
Soft surfaces absorb quite a lot of the energy (by deforming) that the ball uses to spring back up, whereas hard surfaces don't absorb that energy (because they don't deform), and so the energy is used to deform the ball, which is then converted back into kinetic energy and the ball bounces.
What happens to light as it hits an object?
Part of it is reflected, and part of it is absorbed, and raises object's temperature(to be exact energy). For example mirrors absorb very little light, but reflect a lot. Black surfaces tend to do opposite. That's why being dressed in black in summer will make you sweat more than wearing white.
What objects reflect almost all of the light?
Mirrors do an excellent job. White painted surfaces also have a higher albedo. Ice, frost, and snow reflect a lot of light.
How much does bounty paper towel absorb?
It does a lot It does a lot
How well do different types of wood absorbs water?
Balsa absorb more water, Balsa lumber is very soft and light . Paulownia timber is also soft and light , and absorb water well.
Can you absorb Vitamin D through a window?
Vitamin D is formed in the skin by the action of light on the skin, particularly ultra-violet light. Sunlight or a tanning bed will provide the necessary light. Sunlight shining through a window will work, but the window glass will absorb a lot of the necessary untraviolet radiation, so it will be a diminished effect.
Is light reflected from all surfaces?
No, although the reflective quality of mirrors varies widely. A lot of the energy is absorbed by the glass of an ordinary mirror, and a lot is absorbed by the reflective material itself, since this material is not going to be perfect. Mirrors of the highest possible quality [used in the most technically advanced light telescopes, for example] probably have reflective values that come close to perfection.
Does the moon absorb light during the day and emit the light at night?
Technically no, but valid guess. At night, the sun's rays reflect off the moon and back on to Earth. The reason the light is so much dimmer is because a lot of light energy is lost in the process.
