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light is made up waves. Different energy of waves are called wavelengths. With blue having the most energy and red having the least.
You can see different colors because your eye ability to distinguish between different wavelengths. Our eyes can see 3 colors red, green and blue. When a light high energy Weight length "blue" is focused into the eye it will have enough energy to excite a nerve in your eye retina to cause the cells to fire and your brain will interpret this as a blue light. When a lower energy wave length like green is focused on the blue receptor there is not enough energy to cause it to fire. however surrounding cells better tuned for green will fire, telling the brain the light is green. the color sensitive cells are called cone cell. We also have a different type of cell called rods and that just detect light levels ( this is why in low light you cannot see colors as a cone cell are not as sensitive as rod cells).
With information about its wavelength "color" and information about its intensity "brightness" Your brain can interpreted an object its color.
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The range of colors that makes up white light is called the bright light spectrum?
No. They're called the visible spectrum, the range of wavelengths us humans can see.
What source of light makes comets visible?
The sun makes everything in the solar system visible.
What makes minerals multiple colors?
The "color" of anything is determined by the wavelengths of visible light that are reflected off of it's surface. When that reflected light reaches your eye, you see color. The colors you don't see are those that are asborbed by said material. Some materials emit their own light however, in which case, those emitted wavelengths would combine with those that are reflected.
What makes vibgyor light to be visible?
Because of the presence of the white colour in the nature - "The symbol of peace."
Why is visible light white?
The way color is viewed by the human eye is a spectrum of colors, Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indago, Violet. Those are the only colors the human eye can see. By mixing colors you get others, teal, grey, pink so on and so forth. everything has a color to them as defined by humans. Water is blue because when a white light is shined on it the ony color it doesn't absorb is blue, it gets reflected and in turn makes it visible to the human eye. A white item absorbs all color making it appear white.
Is blue always blue under all colors of light why or why not?
no different light makes blue odd colors
How does light let us see?
light is something that makes things visible or affords illumination so all colors depend on light so of course it helps you to see physically
The range of colors that makes up white light is called the bright light spectrum?
No. They're called the visible spectrum, the range of wavelengths us humans can see.
What makes blue pigments blue?
Substances, such a cobalt, absorb the color waves of light but refract the blue ones. The same applies to all visible colors regardless of the substance. The visible color is the light that is not absorbed thus refracted and detectable.
What source of light makes comets visible?
The sun makes everything in the solar system visible.
What effects does a prism have on white light?
It splits it into 8 different colors that makes up the rainbow
Why can you see people?
You can see people because light reflects off of them and then hits your retina (rods and cones) and a signal is sent to your brain. Different materials absorb different colors (wave lengths) of light, so that makes the different colors.
What makes up colors?
light
Why are color colors?
Colors are colors because it makes the world more interesting. I'm kidding when you have a prism, and you shine a light through it (cristal or glass prism) it makes a rainbow. How do rainbows form in the sky? Rainbows form because the light is shining through the water in a different place where it is raining.
What happen when light pass through red glass?
All wavelengths of other colors of visible light are absorbed, only the wavelengths of red light will pass thru the glass.
Different meaning of the homograph light?
"Light" can refer to the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible, or to the opposite of heavy, such as a "light" dish.
Red light and blue light are different colors because the light that makes them up has different?
Red and Blue light look different because they have different wavelengths. Red has the longest Wavelength and Blue has a shorter wavelength than Red. Hope this helps :)
