Saturday, February 11, 2012

What are all the ways energy is involved when I look at a flower?

This is my science question. Please help!

Please name ALL the ways energy is involved.

Thank You!

What are all the ways energy is involved when I look at a flower?
Light energy is involved with you seeing it.

Chemical energy is involved in the life process of the flower and in the process of your vision working.
Reply:Light energy absorbed by the flower except some frequencies are reflected (colors) to your eyes.

The light strikes your retina which converts light into nervous electric signals that travel to your brain cells where they are interpreted.

From cell to cell the electric pulses are transferred by means of chemical reactions between axons and dendrites.

Also, the image is memorized by the chemical changes in various synapses between cells.

Light, electrical and chemical signals also generate some amount of heath as byproduct.

You could also include the mechanical energy involved in focusing your eyes to adjust their gaze and optics for such task.
Reply:the only way i can guess is the uncertainty principal (i just learned this today!) which apparently states that when you look at an atom, the electron ends up moving since the photons i think it is, cause the electron to move so you can never actually see an electron or even guess where it is. in addition i guess the optic nerve has to be doing something to pick up the picture unless of course you're blind







hope this helps!


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