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Leaves appear green because the green protion of the light that strikes them is what?
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∙ 11y ago
Reflected. The other colors of the light spectrum are absorbed. In fact, this is how all 'color' works - whatever the object. A red ball, a white shirt, etc. The color you see is the color being reflected back at your eyes, while the other colors are absorbed by the object.
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∙ 14y agoLeaves and plants appear green because the Chlorophyll within them absorbs most wavelengths of light such as purple and red but cannot proccess green light so it is reflected.
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∙ 14y agoYes and no. Photosynthesis plays a big part in why leaves are green. But, the leaf absorbs all the colors except green.
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The color of an opaque object is the same as the light that is?
...reflected off of it. For example, leaves appear green as their pigment (chlorophyll) only reflects the wavelength of green light.
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Black, obviously. The reason green leaves appear green is because when placed in white light, the leaf absorbs all the colors of the spectrum and reflects only green light. However, in red light, the leaf absorbs the red light but is unable to reflect any green light because there is no green to reflect. So, it appears black. Try watching green plants at night (or very low light conditions). That should give you a practical proof of the fact mentioned above.
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Light that is white contains all the colours. When the light hits the leaf, it absorbs all the colours apart from the green light which is reflected back out to your eyes. So you see the leaf as green.
Where are leaves for?
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Plant leaves appear green because they absorb green light?
False. They absorb red and blue light.
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Why leaves turn colors in fall?
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