Blackbody radiation

Have you ever noticed how a hot stove or a light bulb emits heat and light? This is called radiation. A blackbody is an object that absorbs all radiation that falls on it and also emits radiation. Now, imagine your friend is wearing a completely black suit and it can neither reflect any light nor absorb it completely, that's pretty similar to a blackbody.

When a blackbody gets heated up, it radiates energy in the form of light and heat. The amount and type of radiation it emits depend on its temperature. As the temperature increases, the blackbody emits more radiation and the color of the radiation changes from red to yellow to blue.

This phenomenon is called blackbody radiation. Scientists have studied blackbody radiation for many years because it helps us understand the behavior of light and heat at different temperatures. It even helped Albert Einstein come up with his theory of relativity!

So, the next time you see a hot stove or light bulb emitting heat and light, remember that they are showing us the cool science behind blackbody radiation.