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Light is composed of very small packages of electromagnetic energy called photons. We are able to see objects because light photons from the sun (or other light source) reflect off of the atoms within the object and some of these reflected photons reach the light sensors in our eyes and we can see the objects. It takes many millions of photons entering our eyes each second for us to view the world.

When photons of light hit the atoms within an object three things can happen.

First, the photons can bounce back from the atoms in the object; we call this reflection.

Second, the photons can pass through an object such as glass and we call them transparent.

Three, the photons can be stopped by the atoms within the object and the photon energy is converted to heat; we call this absorption.

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