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Why do light colored objects feel cooler than dark colored objects?

Light-colored objects reflect more light and heat away from their surface, resulting in less heat absorption. Dark-colored objects absorb more light and heat, leading to a warmer sensation when touched. This difference in heat absorption and reflection influences how the objects feel to the touch.


What object does not break up light into its colours?

A clear glass mirror does not break up light into its colors. Instead, it reflects light without dispersing it, creating a clear and colorless reflection.


What are the everyday objects which absorbs the colors in sunlight?

All visible objects with a defined color absorb colours of the sunlight. If you see e.g. a red box, it absorbs all the green and blue parts of the sun light. While black objects absorb all colours (and therefore get most hot), white objects absorb almost nothing, so keeping cool.


What colours of light are absorbed by violet?

Violet light (400-450 nm) absorbs yellow and orange wavelengths. This is why violet objects appear to be violet because they reflect violet light and absorb others.


Does anything really have color or is the color you see on things merely a reflection of light hitting the objects?

Color is a perception created by our eyes and brain in response to how light interacts with objects. When light hits an object, certain wavelengths are absorbed and others are reflected, which our eyes interpret as color. So, color itself is not inherent in objects but is a product of how our visual system processes light.

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What color light makes objects look bigger?

light colours - white is bestdark colours make a room look smaller.


Why do a yellow bus appear yellow?

Colours appear the way they are because of light. Objects such as this bus reflect colours from light..thats why most things apear black in the dark because there is little or no light to reflect off of. Yellow objects reflect yellow while absorbing remaining colours


Why do light colored objects feel cooler than dark colored objects?

Light-colored objects reflect more light and heat away from their surface, resulting in less heat absorption. Dark-colored objects absorb more light and heat, leading to a warmer sensation when touched. This difference in heat absorption and reflection influences how the objects feel to the touch.


What is the break up of white light into seven colours?

It is the refraction of white light being shone through a glass prism, or a raindrop, that separates the white light into the colours of the rainbow.


Why do colours of objects look different in the night?

there is no light to reflect off the object that you want to see


What object does not break up light into its colours?

A clear glass mirror does not break up light into its colors. Instead, it reflects light without dispersing it, creating a clear and colorless reflection.


What are the everyday objects which absorbs the colors in sunlight?

All visible objects with a defined color absorb colours of the sunlight. If you see e.g. a red box, it absorbs all the green and blue parts of the sun light. While black objects absorb all colours (and therefore get most hot), white objects absorb almost nothing, so keeping cool.


Is light a combination of all the colors in the rainbow?

White light, like from the sun is composed of the electromagnetic spectrum, not all of the spectrum passes through the atmosphere. visible light is made of a small section of the spectrum (wavelength of 400-700nm) and that is comprised of colours such as what are seen in the rainbow. when you see a colour with your eyes, the object reflecting that colour is absorbing all of the other colours, whit objects reflect everything, and black objects reflect nothing, all the other colours are combinations.


What colours of light are absorbed by violet?

Violet light (400-450 nm) absorbs yellow and orange wavelengths. This is why violet objects appear to be violet because they reflect violet light and absorb others.


Does anything really have color or is the color you see on things merely a reflection of light hitting the objects?

Color is a perception created by our eyes and brain in response to how light interacts with objects. When light hits an object, certain wavelengths are absorbed and others are reflected, which our eyes interpret as color. So, color itself is not inherent in objects but is a product of how our visual system processes light.


Do opaque objects reflect some light?

Yes. Depending on the object (let's use a banana) they reflect different light. Out of appearingly white light, there are colours. A banana appears yellow because it absorbs all other colours and reflects the yellow part of the light. This also means that is you put a plant in green light, it will die because it reflects green and needs the other lights for photosynthesis.


When was Colours of Light created?

Colours of Light was created on 2009-08-26.