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Everything outside of about 400-800 nm
i.e.
Radio
mirco wave
infrared
ultraviolet
x-ray
gamma ray
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What causes the apparent colors of the objects we see?
What we perceive as color is specific wavelengths of light. Objects either emit or reflect light. Again depending on which wavelengths are either emitted or reflected is the color(s) we see. In emitted colors, a given source emits light. If all wavelengths are emitted then what we see is white. The object may emit specific wavelengths of light or it may use some sort of filter that allows only specific wavelengths to pass through and blocks all others. In reflected colors. the object or pigments of or on an object absorb all light wavelengths except certain ones. Those that are not trapped and are reflected or refracted back (as in the case of rainbows) we perceive as color(s).
Why does a rainbow show colors from reds to violet?
There's a broad band of wavelengths of light coming from a rainbow. They range from wavelengths that are too short for your eyes to detect, all the way to wavelengths that are too long for your eyes to detect. Within that band of wavelengths is the total band that your eyes can detect, and you see them as a spread out display of all the colors that your eyes and brain can work together to perceive.
Is it true that human beings can only see a small fraction of the wavelengths that make up the electromagnetic spectrum?
Yes, it is true.
Why do you see the colors of the rainbow when sunlight passes through a raindrop?
You don't. You see it when sunlight traveling away from you enters a raindrop, bounces offthe far inside of it, and comes back out traveling toward you.The reason is that different wavelengths of light bend through very slightly different angleswhen they enter or leave the raindrop.So, if light with a mixture of different wavelengths goes in, then the different wavelengthswill come out in slightly different directions, and you'll see them spread out.
Why does an apple look red to the human eye?
The color red, whether in an apple or anywhere else, corresponds to a certain range of wavelengths of light, which are the longer wavelengths of the visible spectrum. Blue is composed of the shorter wavelengths.
Do you see the wavelengths that are reflected or absorbed by matter?
We see wavelengths that are reflected off of matter.
What do humans see different wavelengths of as light?
Different wavelengths of visible light are different colors.
Radiation in the wavelengths you can see is called?
Visible light
How do humans see colors in wavelengths?
Most humans eyes are sensitive to wavelengths between about 400 nanometers and 700 nanometers
How can you see through the interstellar medium?
by observing in high-energy wavelengths such as X rays and long wavelengths of light such as radio waves
Are we humans not able to see light from sun clear because of its brightness or the wavelengths?
We have NO TROUBLE at all seeing visible light wavelengths from the sun.We cannot see the radio, microwave, infrared, ultraviolet, or x-ray "light" from the sun because our eyes are not sensitive to these wavelengths.
Are some wavelengths of light more important than others?
There are only certain wavelengths that can be accepted and absorbed by chlorophyll molecules. The rest are instead reflected - the colors that you can see. Without those wavelengths, you do not have photosynthesis.
Which wave can your eye detect?
If you mean, "which wavelengths of light can the human eye detect," the human eye can see wavelengths from about 390 to 700 nanometers.
What wavelengths of light can humans see?
Most humans eyes are sensitive to wavelengths between about 400 nm (violet) and 700 nm (red)
Can humans see all the wavelengths or light that arrive on earth from the sun?
no
What is happens when white passing through a prism?
The white light gets split into its different wavelengths which we see as different colours. The different wavelengths get refracted at slightly different angles, and we see a rainbow effect.
What happens when white light is passed through a prism?
The white light gets split into its different wavelengths which we see as different colours. The different wavelengths get refracted at slightly different angles, and we see a rainbow effect.
