Light Absorption

What is pigment?

• The entire range of light, including visible and invisible light

• A special chemical that absorbs some colors and reflects others

• The tool you need to see the spectrum of colors in white light

• The shadow that is formed on a wall when light is blocked

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What color is an object that absorbs all the colors in the light spectrum?

• A rainbow

• White

• Black

• Invisible

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A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

• The light is a UV ray.

• The light is not a part of the light spectrum.

• All colors are reflected except green.

• All colors are absorbed except green

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Why doesn’t the surface of a wooden boat reflect light as the surface of water does?

• Because the boat's surface is rough and absorbs more light.

• Because the surface of the boat is red, not blue.

• Because the boat is not a natural object like the water is.

• Because the boat is on top of the water's surface.

What happens when light is absorbed by a material?

• The material becomes transparent.

• The light is reflected in all directions.

• The material converts the light into heat.

• The light passes through without any change.

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light is taken in or soak up

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

• medium

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The color that absorbs almost all visible light waves is:

• Black

• White

• Red

• Violet

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What is the main reason transparent materials are able to transmit light?

• They have smooth surfaces.

• Their atomic structure does not absorb light.

• They reflect all wavelengths of light.

• They scatter light in all directions.

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Absorption of light occurs best with:

• mirrors

• light surfaces

• medium surfaces

• dark surfaces

Light absorbs easily into dark surfaces. Which object would absorb the most light?

• black t-shirt

• paper

• window

• tree

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