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Why do you see objects as different colors when light shines on them?
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Because certain objects can absorb specific wavelengths of light(color) and they reflect the waves that they cannot absorb. the reflected wave of light is the visible color of the object.
Rahul Ledner
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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.
What happens to the different colors of light when white light shines on a violet objects?
Red: absorbedOrange: absorbedYellow: absorbedGreen: absorbedBlue: absorbedIndigo: absorbedViolet: reflected
What happens to the different colors of light when white light shines on a opaque violet object?
it reflects violet and absorbs the other colors
What happens to the different colors of light when white light shines on opaque violet object?
White light contains all the wavelengths of the visible spectrum at equal intensity. The different colors of light, except violet, are absorbed when white light shines on an opaque violet object. The violet color is reflected.
Why do opaque objects appear to hve different colors?
This applies not only to opaque objects. The basic idea is that white light is a mixture of different colors, and objects tend to reflect the different colors - the components of white light - in different proportions. For example, an object that reflects most of the red light but not much of the other colors will look red.
Why does a diamond reflect various colors of light when the light that shines on it is white?
The diamond acts as a prism breaking the light into different wavelengths.
Why some objects appear to be different colors when seen in different colors of light?
it depends on what kind of object is that
When light shines into a prism a rainbow of colors comes out of the prism.?
When ordinary visible light shines on a prism.
How do different colors appear on CD?
When white light shines on the CD, the light is separated into seven colours, so different colours appear on the CD.
What happen to the different color of light when white light shines on a opaque violet object?
it reflects violet and absorbs the other colors
Why objects appear different colors in different color light?
They do because of the absorption of the light from the sun!!! I think not sure
What happens to the colors in white light if it shines through a blue filter?
it shines as color blue
