2006-09-18 15:37:41 · 5 answers · asked by why me.... 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
White is the entire spectrum of light and black is the absence of light.
2006-09-18 15:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by Nora Explora 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Colors exist along a spectrum of different waves of light. If an object absorbs all rays and doesn't bounce any of them back to your eyes, that means the object appears black...it doesn't give off any light. If an object reflects all light and doesn't absorb any of it, it appears white and is really a reflection of all colors.
2006-09-18 22:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by brainy_ostrich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think black is considered the absence of color. If all colors in the spectrum are combined, it results in white. That's why when white light is put through a prism you see the colors of the rainbow.
2006-09-18 22:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by PatsyBee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they are conditions of colour, specifically, the absence and presence of all colours, respectively.
2006-09-19 21:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would someone tell you that!
2006-09-21 14:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by gifted 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋