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Depending on the substance that comprises the object,
light may be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted.
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How does visible light interact with an object?
The Answer is color. Because color has to do with light and physical properties.
What happens to sun light that strikes a leaf but is not trap by the chlorophyll?
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
What an object is made of and the color of light that strikes it determine the?
The apparent color of the object.
What changes would you notice if human skin absorbed all the visible light that struck it?
Anything that absorbs all the visible light that strikes it appears totally black.
What is a visible object that is not a light source?
A visible object that is not a light source is any other object in the universe. Objects that are not light sources reflect light and are thus made to be visible.Examples include:planetspeoplethe mooncarsdogsflowersbooksrocks, either in daylight, or else illuminated by a flashlighta light bulb or LED with the power switched off
What happens to light when its strikes an object?
The light waves can be reflected, absorbed, they can pass the object or be refracted.,
How does visible light interact with an object?
The Answer is color. Because color has to do with light and physical properties.
What happens when light strikes a substance?
It is reflected and/or absorbed depending on the color of the light and the object.
What happens when white light strikes an object?
Depending on the object, it may be reflected, absorbed, refracted or internally reflected.
What happens when white light strikes a green opaque?
Some light in the green area of the visible spectrum is reflected back to the observer while light in the rest of the visible spectrum is mostly absorbed.
When light waves strikes a red object what happens to the light wave of all colors except red?
Basically three things can happen to light as it strikes an object. It can be reflected, absorbed, or it can pass through. For simplicity, assume the object is not transparent; in that case, any light that is not reflected is absorbed.
What happens when a light hit a black object?
An object appears black because it absorbs all the colors of the visible spectrum. If we idealize the object to make it perfectly absorptive, it absorbs all of the white light that strikes it and reflects none. In the real world, some light is always reflected. If the object appears black or dark gray, then it reflects small amounts of all colors of the spectrum.
What happens when light strikes a black object?
the black object absorbs most of the light. Theoretically nothing can be truly black because if it were truly black, we could not see it.
What happens to sun light that strikes a leaf but is not trap by the chlorophyll?
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
Reflection occurs when light strikes and then?
When the light waves strikes an object and bounces off
What happens when light strikes a dark heavey object?
Many photons are absorbed but some get reflected in various directions.
When light strikes a black object what enery is it changed to?
When light strikes a black object what energy is it changed to?
