What happens to light when it hits something?

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I could be way off base with my original assumption, but if light is shined in space it travels straight forward indefinitely (in theory). But if it is shined on something, it illuminates that object then goes away. So what happens to the light particles/energy. I hope this makes sense, I am struggling to find the words for my question.

Just wanted to throw in an edit and say thank you for the responses. It was very informative and I greatly appreciate that!

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Light will bounce off objects. It is the Light bouncing 9ff an object and then reaching your eyes that allows you to see the object. It can either bounce off the object fully and you see white, partially and you will see a colouror not at all and you will see black.

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