Questions: Why does a golf ball appear white? The ball reflects visible light at a white-colored frequency. The ball reflects all colors of visible light. The ball absorbs all colors of visible light. The ball reflects colors outside of the visible spectrum.

Why does a golf ball appear white?

Understanding color perception

The color of an object is determined by the wavelengths of light it reflects. When an object reflects all wavelengths of visible light, it appears white to the human eye.

Analyzing the options

• The first option suggests the ball reflects light at a specific "white-colored frequency," which is incorrect because white is not a single frequency but a combination of all visible light frequencies.
• The second option states the ball reflects all colors of visible light, which aligns with the understanding that white objects reflect all visible wavelengths.
• The third option, that the ball absorbs all colors, would result in the ball appearing black, not white.
• The fourth option, reflecting colors outside the visible spectrum, would not affect the visible color of the ball.

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