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Why solar panel is black?
black absorbs light white reflects light
What if your diamond looks opaque white under a black light?
Then, your diamond looks opaque white under a black light.
What do all colors of light combined equal?
White for light source or black (actually dirty brownish) for reflected light. White
What is dark colored and light colored?
Black is dark coloured and white is light coloured
What colors to wear in black light?
White it looks totally flattering in black light and you stand out more than most people.
Are the rods in the eye important in the function of color vision?
No. They respond to light intensity, creating a silhouette black and white effect in low light.
How doc the function of the rods and cones differ?
Rods can only see in black and white, aka low light conditions. They also provide us with our peripheral vision. Cones allow us to see colors and give us our daytime vision.
Which cells on the retina respond to the intensity of light?
Rods function in dim light and provide black-and-white vision. Cones support brighter daytime vision and the perception of color. A third type of photoreceptor, the photosensitive ganglion cell, causes reflexive responses to bright daylight.
Do dogs have black and white vision?
dogs in gneral see all black and white color
What are rod shaped and cone shaped cells?
The rods are extremely sensitive to light and are responsible for black and white vision, while the cones are responsible for colour vision.
The cells in the retina of the eye that detect light are called what?
Rods are sensitive to absence of light cos they are responsible for night vision or black and white vision while cones are sensitive to presence of light cos they are responsible for colour vision
What houses light sensitive cells?
Aside from eyes, which contain rods for black and white vision and coves for color vision, the light receptors are filled with an pigment/enzyme called rhodopsin, which is light sensitive somewhat in the manner of chlorophyll.
What is color vision?
That part of the vision that is perceived by the cones of the eye. Rods detect black and white.
Describe why you see some objects as black and white?
Objects are coloured because they absorb certain frequencies and absorb others. For example a green object has absorbed red light and what was left, the green light, and so on. A white object reflects all the frequencies (colors), a black one absorbs all.
Can white reflect black or does black absorb white?
Black surfaces absorb all light. White surfaces do not "reflect black" as there's no such thing as black light.
What is the part of the eye that contains light receptors?
Cells in the the retina called cones (for colour perception and in greatest numbers in the macula) and rods (for black and white).
Does white or black reflect light?
White reflects, black absorbs.
