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It is both absorbed and reflected. since light is made of: red,orange,yellow,green.blue,indigo,and violet all the colors except whatever color the leaf is, is absorbed and the color of the leaf reflected.
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What occurs when light hits an object?
Light can either be reflected, refracted, or absorbed when it hits something.
What happens to light when it hits a coloured object?
It can be either reflected or absorbed. E.g. if the object is green, all the colours of light are absorbed except green. Green is reflected and not absorbed.
What happens when light hits an object that it cannot pass through?
The light reflected and/or absorbed
How is a reflection of light off a white wall similar to the reflection of light off a mirror?
when light hits an object some light is absorbed and some is reflected. when it hits a mirror, almost all of that light is reflected. when it hits a white wall a lot of the light is reflected but not enough to form an image our i can detect. a wall is also not smooth so the light is reflected at billions of different angles
What happens when a light hits an opaque material?
Generally, some will get reflected and some will get absorbed and converted to heat.
What occurs when light hits an object?
Light can either be reflected, refracted, or absorbed when it hits something.
What happens to light when it hits a coloured object?
It can be either reflected or absorbed. E.g. if the object is green, all the colours of light are absorbed except green. Green is reflected and not absorbed.
What happen when light hits a tree?
The tree is illuminated.The same as when it hits other objects. Part of the light will be absorbed, part of it will be reflected.
What happens when light hits an object that it cannot pass through?
The light reflected and/or absorbed
What happens when light hits an object it cannot pass through?
If the light can not pass through a object it is opaque . The light will reflect or be absorbed by the object.
When light hits an object it may be?
transmitted, absorbed, reflected, or some combination of these processes
What three things can happen to a light wave when it strikes an object?
Light striking an object can be reflected, refracted, or absorbed. Light passing near an object can be diffracted. These are all the possible interactions.
What happens when sunlight hits a surface?
The sunlight will be absorbed by the surface.If the surface is a mirror,lesser light will be absorbed.More will be reflected. If the surface is black,more light will be absorbed.
How is a reflection of light off a white wall similar to the reflection of light off a mirror?
when light hits an object some light is absorbed and some is reflected. when it hits a mirror, almost all of that light is reflected. when it hits a white wall a lot of the light is reflected but not enough to form an image our i can detect. a wall is also not smooth so the light is reflected at billions of different angles
What happens when sunlight hits a dark surface?
The sunlight will be absorbed by the surface.If the surface is a mirror,lesser light will be absorbed.More will be reflected. If the surface is black,more light will be absorbed.
What happens when light hits a surface?
Depending on its darkness it is partially reflected and partially absorbed but if truly black it will all be absorbed and vice versa
When the sun light hits the earth what does it do?
About 35% of the light that hits the Earth is reflected away immediately, back into space. The remainder of the light hits the Earth. Some of it is absorbed or scattered in the atmosphere, and much of it reaches the surface as light. Sunlight that is absorbed by the surface heats the Earth.
