2006-09-26 03:07:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
As we switch off the light the photon the filament was releasing ;stops further photons. and the energy of already emitted photons gets consumed in illuminating the surroundings and thus it becoms dark as no light photons are available.
2006-09-26 03:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by alim 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Light only has a finite amount of energy, the more it travels the more energy it loses (mostly through heat). Also the more it bounces off of surfaces the more it becomes diffused and the more energy it loses.
Light travels so fast that our eyes don't recognise the loss of energy in the light, just the fact that it is no longer there.
2006-09-26 03:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ben Kei 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The light bulb emits photons that travel at the speed of light. it's these that light up the room.
When you turn off the light bulb the photons will be absorbed into the non-reflective surfaces in the room.
Because the speed of light is so fast you can't see the light fading.
2006-09-26 03:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by BadShopper 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Heaven
2006-09-26 03:30:34 · answer #4 · answered by a_facchini 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it get sucked back into the bulb and is stored there until you switch the light back on
either that or it speeds away at the speed of light and is absorbed by the walls
2006-09-26 03:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by xpatgary 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You turn the light switch off...no more light
2006-09-26 03:14:21 · answer #6 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Through the cracks around the door.
2006-09-26 03:10:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is scattered and absorbed by small cracks, crevices,
dark places, in a very brief time.
2006-09-26 03:16:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
light doesn't go..it's just overwhelmed by the herd of DARK
2006-09-26 03:11:13 · answer #9 · answered by enlightened_osiris 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Did you quit school after the 5th grade?
2006-09-26 03:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋