Visible light
Black
An object that absorbs all wavelengths of visible light appears _____.
White
An object that reflects all wavelengths of visible light appears _____.
Bioluminescence
Living things that produce light through luminecence
Polarized light
Polarized light is light that all the waves are vibrating in the same direction
Luminescence
Producing light without high tempuratures
Absorbs, Reflects
The color of an object or material is determined by the wavelength it _______ or ________.
What is the scattering of light?
The spreading of light waves in all directions
White light
When all the wavelengths are present together, we see _____ _____.
Colors, Wavelengths
different ______ of light have different ____ _______.
Light transmission
the passing of light through a medium
Incandescence
the production of light by materials of high tempurature
Wavelengths
visible light is composed of many different __________.
Absorption
when a light wave disappears into a medium; affects how objects look