article_snippet: Snow appears white because it reflects most visible light that strikes it.
article_snippet: Anything that does this means you see the whole spectrum of visible light, which looks white.
article_snippet: Other objects appear different colours because Other objects absorb certain wavelengths of visible light but reflect others - a green apple, for instance, reflects only mostly the green wavelength.
article_snippet: While most of the light is reflected, there is a very small tendency towards more red light being absorbed than blue.