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What happens to light when it hits a Coloured object?
When light hits a surface, some of it is absorbed and some of it is reflected. The light that is reflected is the colour of the object in that light. For example, a blue object absorbs all the colours of the spectrum except blue: it reflects blue light.
What is it called when light breaks color?
The separation of visible light into its different colors is known as dispersion.
When light hits an opaque object we see the color that the object?
The apparent color of an opaque object depends on the wavelength of the light that it reflects; e.g., a red object observed in daylight appears red because it reflects only the waves producing red light. The color of a transparent object is determined by the wavelength of the light transmitted by it.
What happens to the different colors of light when they hit a black object?
White objects appear white because they reflect all colours. Black objects absorb all colours so no light is reflected.
What happens when light strikes a dark colored or black surface?
Objects with dark surfaces absorb more light than objects with lighter surfaces. On a sunny day, you will feel warmer in a black T-shirt than in a white T-shirt. A black shirt absorbs most of the light that strikes it. An object that looks black absorbs most colors of light.
What happens when light hits an object?
When light hits an object, it is transmitted, absorbed, and/or reflected. The light on the left is reflected, the light in the middle is absorbed and the light on the right is transmitted. Any object you can see must at least partially reflect light to your eyes. Objects can ALSO absorb and/or transmit light.
What is called dispersion of light?
The phenomenon of splitting of visible light into its component colours is called dispersion. Dispersion of light is caused by the change of speed of light ray (resulting in angle of deviation) of each wavelength by a different amount.
What happens when light hits an opaque object?
Opaque objects block light from traveling through them. Most of the light is either reflected by the object or absorbed and converted to thermal energy.
What is it called when light passes through an object?
The phenomena when light passes through the object (a medium) is known as refraction. Refraction is defined as the bending of light ray when it passes from one medium to another.