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What are the 3 things that can happen to light which strikes a leaf?
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Describe what happens when light strikes a green leaf?
umm i think its absobed
Why is the leaf held at a right angle to the light source?
To maximize the light available.
Is leaf a non reflector of light?
i think it is a reflector of light as we are able to see a leaf in the presence of light, it means when light bounces back into our eye, we can see it otherwise we would not be able to see it. however it is not a good reflector of light, but a poor reflector of light.
Is there a bug that has a white light shine?
our eyes detect the green light that is reflected off the leaf
What happens to green light and red light when they shine on a green leaf?
The green light would be reflected, but the red light would be absorbed. ---Ryan Wang---
When light energy from the Sun strikes a leaf how is the energy conserved?
When light energy strikes a leaf then chlorophill (a) present in leaf absorb that light energy . By use of that energy photosynthesis occurs.
What happens when light strikes a green leaf?
the leaf reflects on the light so it prevents it to burn (fire)
Describe what happens when light strikes a green leaf?
umm i think its absobed
When light strikes a green leaf all the colors except green are reflected?
sex
When the light strikes a green leaf all the colors except green are reflected?
sex
When light strikes a green leaf how does this explain why leaves appear green?
Light that is white contains all the colours. When the light hits the leaf, it absorbs all the colours apart from the green light which is reflected back out to your eyes. So you see the leaf as green.
What happens to sun light that strikes a leaf but is not trap by the chlorophyll?
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
What will happen if you put oil in a leaf and you expose it to sun light?
the stomata will get blocked
What will happen to the boiling leaf when in ethanol what will happen to the leaf and the ethanol?
the ethanol will change colour and the leaf will soften
What will happen to young leaf covered with carbon paper for one week?
the sides of the leaf will wither. because of the lack of sunlight
What happens to sunlight that strike a leaf but is not trapped by photosynthesis?
The sunlight that strikes a leaf but is not trapped by photosynthesis is reflected back by the leaf. Only certain wavelengths of solar energy is absorbed by a leaf.
What happens when you shine light at an angle toward a mirror?
so it is the same when you put a maginifing glass up to a leaf- you make sure that the dot is as small as can be and you will have a hole in the leaf! so this happen by you focusing all the light on spot that you want to burn - remember light gives off heat (same happens when youshine light at an angle toward a mirror)
