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What characteristic of light energy causes people to see objects absorption refraction or reflection?
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∙ 12y ago
All three!
Reflection of light from the surface of an object allows your eye to see that object.
The eye lens focuses light on the retina by refraction.
The eye detects light through absorption via the retina.
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2 similarities between reflection and refraction?
Refraction is when light slightly bends because glass or water is in the way. This makes the object look bent or crooked. For example when you put a straw in a glass of water, the straw looks as if it were bent, but it really isn't. Reflection is when the light particles of an object bounce off of another object showing the same image. You can't see your reflection on all objects though.
How do emission and absorption spectrums tell us about the composition of objects in our universe?
Each chemical element has a specific emission or absorption spectrum.
What does a black objects do to light?
black object completely absorbe the incident energy and does not reflect any light because if energy incident on any other thing it reflect some portion in atmosphere that is why we can see the thing that it is in which colour but if energy absorbes by any object here total absorption no reflection
What objects use the reflection of light to enable them to carry out their function?
Mirrors, solar panels, etc.
Objects with reflection?
A Mirror can be taken as an object for reflection ...... Water in a transparent bottle reflects Energy .i.e. light , etc :D
What characteristic of light to see objects?
absorption
What processes produce the different colors you see in opaque objects?
absorption and reflection of different wavelengths of light
What are refractive and reflective?
refraction is the bending of light rays when they pass through an object reflection is the light energy that bounces off objects
Why cant you see your reflection in all objects that replect light?
You cannot see your reflection in all objects that reflect light because of diffuse reflection.
What does refraction do to objects?
it changes the direction of light
Why can't you see your reflection in all objects that reflect?
You cannot see your reflection in all objects that reflect light because of diffuse reflection.
Compare and contrast refraction and reflection of wave energy?
Refraction is when light slightly bends because glass or water is in the way. This makes the object look bent or crooked. For example when you put a straw in a glass of water, the straw looks as if it were bent, but it really isn't. Reflection is when the light particles of an object bounce off of another object showing the same image. You can't see your reflection on all objects though.
Why can't you see reflection in all objects that reflect light?
You cannot see your reflection in all objects that reflect light because of diffuse reflection.
What is it called when light bounces off objects?
reflection and that makes a shadow
Does refraction take place in opaque objects?
Refraction is the phenomenon which allows light to pass from one medium into the other. But opaque object will not allow light to pass through. So refraction becomes impossible in case of opaque objects.
2 similarities between reflection and refraction?
Refraction is when light slightly bends because glass or water is in the way. This makes the object look bent or crooked. For example when you put a straw in a glass of water, the straw looks as if it were bent, but it really isn't. Reflection is when the light particles of an object bounce off of another object showing the same image. You can't see your reflection on all objects though.
What other objects can make refraction happen refraction happen?
Other than what??? Refraction will happen any time light passes from one material to another.
