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Why cant light pass through dark objects?
Dark objects do not reflect light. Light is absorbed by them.
When light hits a dark object then light is absorbed?
When an object absorbs the light that hits it, the object appears dark.
Why do light colored objects feel cooler than dark colored objects?
Because dark colours absorbs light/heat, while light colours reflect light/heat.
Do dark colors attract more light than light colors?
The don't exactly "attract" the light; rather, if light falls on them, a larger percentage of the light will be absorbed.
Why do dark colors lose more heat energy than light colors?
Dark colours do not exactly absorb more heat, but they do convert a higher percentage of light into heat. If you notice when heading out in the sun with a dark coloured shirt it gets hot, where a lighter coloured shirt would not get nearly as hot. This is due to the amount of light being absorbed by the colour. The lighter the colour the smaller the range of visible light being absorbed and converted into heat.White objects reflect all visible light, where black objects absorb all visible light. This is also why we call both dark coloured objects and poorly lit objects dark.While colour is a factor of light absorption, it is not the only factor. You will find that some dark objects remain cooler in direct sunlight then other lighter objects. This is due to the fact that there are other factors at play, maybe one material is a poorer insulator; possibly there is a shine to darker object, leading more light to be reflected as a result. But if all but the colour is the same, you will find that darker colours do become hotter when exposed to light.
Why cant light pass through dark objects?
Dark objects do not reflect light. Light is absorbed by them.
How is the sun attracted to dark colors?
There is no such attraction. Dark objects get hot because they reflect less light.
Why is the sun attracted to dark colors?
The question is a little off. Sunlight isn't 'attracted' to anything, in the sense that light 'wants to move toward' certain colors. But when light shines on objects of different colors, different parts of the light are reflected off of the objects and absorbed by the objects. An object that is close to a very pure white color will reflect most of the light that shines on it; an object that is close to a very pure black color will absorb most of the light that shines on it, and so will absorb more energy.
Is sun attracted to bright colors?
Light isn't "attracted" to any color. Dark-colored objects absorb more energy than lighter colors do, assuming the same amount of light falls on each.
When light hits a dark object then light is absorbed?
When an object absorbs the light that hits it, the object appears dark.
Could dark objects reflect light?
Yes. There is hardly anything that reflects NO light; dark objects simply reflect less light than light objects.
Why do things glow in the dark?
they absorb light from before and then when it is dark they glow the absorbed light
Is light attracted to dark matter?
Why, yes. Yes it is!
Continuous spectrum with dark lines where light is absorbed?
dark-line spectrum...
Why do dark colors heat up more than light colors?
They have a lower "albedo" if you will. Light objects reflect light at a greater rate than dark objects which absorb it. This is why dark objects heat up more than light ones.
Do dark rocks absorb more heat than light rocks?
Dark rocks will absorb more radiant heat than light rocks, for the same reason that any dark object absorbs more heat than an equivalent light object. Light objects appear "light" to us because they reflect more light than objects which appear dark. Dark objects appear dark because they absorb more light and reflect less. However, dark objects will radiate more heat that light objects. Actually, dark rocks do NOT absorb more radiant heat than light rocks. Nor do they radiate more heat than light rocks. Dark rocks DO absorb more LIGHT than light rocks and they then radiate this light at heat. Light rocks reflect the light rather than absorb it and therefore do not radiate as much heat. If you put a light rock and a dark rock next to a HEAT source, the amount of heat absorbed will be related to the makeup of the material rather than to the color.
Why does the color of soil affect soil temperateure?
As sunlight hits the soil, some of the light is reflected and some is absorbed. The energy that is absorbed causes the soil to heat up, while the reflected energy does not. Objects (including soil) that are lighter in color reflect more light than those that are dark. Therefore, light-colored soil absorbs less solar energy than dark soil. This is the same phenomenon that causes dark objects like a black motorcycle seat or dark asphalt to become extremely hot in the summer sun, while other objects, like a white tabletop, remain quite cool.
