Understanding Absorption of Light - Why do we see different colors?

Join Rebecca Emerich, Educational Outreach Manager, as she uses everyday objects to explain absorption and reflection of light. With flashlights, filters, lemons, limes, and gummy bears, you'll find out why we see different colors for different objects.

[uzsi]

im watching this because I was forced here for homework cause of quarantine but bless this girls heart i like her more than other teachers.

[bubblypink]

But in another video can you explain WHY the other colours absorb?


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[abbaszaini]

Well that is understood, the question is: what makes objects reflect specific color? Everybody is explaining how we see colors but no one is telling what makes objects absorb all colors and reflect only one, what does it depend on.

[estherponce]

Im just watching this cause of my home work for qarintine

[lilymeadows]

Awesome!!!! Thank you!! You’ve explained this so well!!

[leapingfroglady]

Simple but understandable. Thanks so much!

[Memo_edit]

Out of all the videos I've seen, this is the best one and explains it the best

[dr.nadiaa.abdulrahman]

Well done Rebecca 👍and thank you very much ❤

[gauravsameersingh]

Beautiful explaination by a colorful mind

[mandeepmahara]

This cleared mine outer layer concept about color of different things.
GOOD JOB MAM

[soumil]

Hi, thank you for the insightful video. But what baffles me the most is: why do we say light is a wave? Okay... I know it is a vast topic but my question is very simple: Wave is defined as a disturbance, so light is a disturbance. And disturbance means something is disturbed. Like in sound wave, air molecules are disturbed. But what is disturbed in light wave? People say it's a transverse wave which means whatever is being disturbed, is disturbed perpendicular to the motion of the wave. What exactly is that? And how do I visualize wavelength? I mean all these terms, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, time period sound so deceptive. Like amplitude can be visualized as the maximum displacement of the particles ( in case of sound wave ) and wavelength?!!! They say wavelength is the distance between two crests!!! But crest is just part of a mathematical graph of wave! Amplitude is real, wavelength is not.
Please help my troubled mind out.
Thanks!!!

[duken]

I wonder the objects absorb light from its atomic level or surface structure level like in the butterfly wings or it could be both.

[brandonbentley]

Although white light contains all colours any three colours of light can be combined to make white. Prisms can both combine and separate colours from and into white as well.

[splurgeversegrandpa]

everyone is talking about school but i just came here

[adriannasmith]

Tysm!!!! you explained this so well im able to learn and understand more about science...

[shobhitjohri]

She is the perfect example of beauty with brain with an added calmness ! :)

[ARCSTREAMS]

ok so what happens to the absorbed wavelengths on the atomic level then? will the atoms absorb and release them in the form of heat or other longer invisible wavelengths? and what happens on the same level with reflection?

[noorhundal]

Superb explanation 👌 👌
This seems to be very interesting and beautiful also

[biracninot.]

who is the best between the natural and artificial lights to identify the color of the object?
i need a answer ASAP

[cesarkopp]

So, can you explain what happens with all absorbed light?
I think it's not just stored in the molecules.