Stars are called blackbody radiators because they

a. never appear perfectly black

b. always appear perfectly white

c. reflect most of the light that falls on them

d. absorb most of the light that falls on them

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Callie Palmer

Physics

24 April, 19:50

Stars are called blackbody radiators because they

a. never appear perfectly black

b. always appear perfectly white

c. reflect most of the light that falls on them

d. absorb most of the light that falls on them

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Paulina Espinoza · Answer 1

The answer is D) absorb most of the light that falls on them

A blackbody is an object that absorbs most (theoretically all) of the light that falls on it. Stars are called black bodies because they demonstrate something close to this property. Why do they appear white and not black? As black body radiators heat up, they slowly turn from black to grey to white, according to the human eye. Since stars are incredibly hot, they appear white to us.

Stars are called blackbody radiators because theya. never appear perfectly blackb. always appear perfectly whitec. reflect most of the light that falls on themd. absorb most of the light that falls on them

Stars are called blackbody radiators because they

a. never appear perfectly black

b. always appear perfectly white

c. reflect most of the light that falls on them

d. absorb most of the light that falls on them