Physics GCSE
surface colour
What surface colour means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of surface colour
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Reference: AQA
Black surfaces absorb more infrared than white surfaces, as shown by the temperature rises of the cubes.
Topics that use surface colour
Related terms
- black body
- cooling curves
- matt and shiny surfaces
- no reflection
- rate of emission
- complete absorption
- good absorber is a good emitter
- infrared absorption
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