Transmission and Absorption

Sunlight hits dark, black clouds. What is happening to the light waves in the clouds?

• light is being reflected

• light is being absorbed

• light is being transmitted

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Why do objects appear the color they do?

• Most light wavelengths are transmitted while some light wavelengths are reflected

• Most light wavelengths are reflected while some light wavelengths are absorbed

• Most light wavelengths are reflected while some light wavelengths are transmitted

• Most light wavelengths are absorbed while some light wavelengths are reflected

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A _______ is a repeating pattern of motion that transfers energy from one place to another.

• wavelength

• wave

• frequency

• light

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Which object absorbs light waves?(more than one)

• A mirror

• A glass cup

• An apple

• Your clothes

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Which wave behavior occurs when the wave energy is not transferred through, or reflected by, the given medium?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Transmission

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Objects that absorb any wavelength of electromagnetic radiation become _____________ and convert the absorbed energy to infrared radiation.

• cooler

• warmer

• absorbed

• stronger

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Which wave behavior occurs when waves pass through a medium or the vacuum of space?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Transmission

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materials such as a window which allows most of the light that strikes them to pass through. Only a small amount of light is reflected or absorbed.

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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What happens to light waves when they strike a black surface?

• They are reflected

• They are absorbed

• They are transmitted

• They are refracted

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Why do leaves appear green?

• They absorb green light and reflect other colors

• They reflect green light and absorb other colors

• They transmit green light and absorb other colors

• They refract green light and absorb other colors