Producing light without heat is called what?
bioluminescence
osmosis
thermoluminescence
luminescence
The sun and other stars produce light because they are so hot. They glow with light due to their extremely high temperatures. This way of producing light is called incandescence . Some objects produce light without becoming very hot. They generate light through chemical reactions or other processes. Producing light without heat is called luminescence . Objects that produce light by luminescence are said to be luminous. Luminescence, in turn, can occur in different ways:.