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Think of both as shades of gray. You know that the darker the surface, the less light is getting to your eyes & the brighter it is the more light that's getting to you.
What you see (from everything but lights and the sun) is reflected light.:
the sun --> object --> eye.
Thus, if an object appears bright then most of the light must have been reflected.
Likewise, if it appears dark then most of the light must have been absorbed.
If something was "completely" black it would absorb all light - but then you couldn't see it.
Likewise, white must absorb some light, or else it would be a mirror.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoWhite light is made up primarily of reg blue and green.
White light bouncing back off the surface usually absorb one color a and reflects other colors.
In the case of black, all the colors making up white light are absorbed which makes that object appear black.
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∙ 14y agoAny material ... cloth, paint, stone, liquid, soil, wood ... that absorbs all wavelengths of visible light APPEARS BLACK,
because none of the visible light that hits it bounces away into your eye ... it's all absorbed.
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Which color reflects light best black or white?
White does
What do you know about the clors white and black as they relate to light?
neither is a color. white reflects all color, black absorbs all color.
How does color of paper white or black affect temperature?
white reflects light and black absorbs it white-cooler black-hotter
Which color absorbs more heat black or white?
black because it absorbs it while white reflects it .
What color appears when white light strikes an object that reflects all colors?
It will be white, because really, objects both reflect and absorb colors. For example, a red object absorbs every color aside from red, which reflects back. White absorbs no color and reflects all colors, while black absorbs them all and reflects none. the rainbow will be reflected back
How much light can the color white absorb?
White does not absorb light - it reflects all visible light waves, while black absorbs all visible light and reflects nothing.
How is white and black different and say it with detail?
White objects reflects visual "light" where as black objects absorb it. black the color is every color so it absorbs all the light(every color in the spectrum), and white is the lack of color so it reflects all the light(every color in the spectrum) that's why you get warmer when you wear black in the sun because it absorbs the sun and white reflects it.
If you absorb all the colors what color would you get?
If an object absorbs all the colors in white light, it reflects black.
Is a color every color?
The color that is every color is black, which uses every color to absorb heat. The opposite is white, and it isn't a color at all, so it reflects heat.
How colors absorb heat?
well,idk how but black absorbs it while white reflects it. (so darker colors absorb and lighter reflects it.)
Which color reflects light best black or white?
White does
What do you know about the clors white and black as they relate to light?
neither is a color. white reflects all color, black absorbs all color.
Which color reflects light the most black blue green or white?
white
Why black color absorb most heat energy?
Because black has almost no ability to reflect heat. White reflects heat very well, black hardly at all, so the heat builds up in black.
How does color of paper white or black affect temperature?
white reflects light and black absorbs it white-cooler black-hotter
Which color absorbs more heat black or white?
black because it absorbs it while white reflects it .
What color appears when white light strikes an object that reflects all colors?
It will be white, because really, objects both reflect and absorb colors. For example, a red object absorbs every color aside from red, which reflects back. White absorbs no color and reflects all colors, while black absorbs them all and reflects none. the rainbow will be reflected back
