Water surface glass
It can be: -absorbed -reflected -refracted (scattered)
Light can be reflected off a surface, refracted through a medium, or absorbed by a material.
Light can be absorbed by the substance, reflected off the substance, or transmitted through the substance.
It is reflected back out into space (e.g off clouds)It is captured by plants in photosynthesisIt warms the air and makes the weather systems on Earth and the ocean circulationsIt becomes trapped (over time) as fossil fuels.
When light is transmitted, it can be absorbed by the material it passes through, scattered in different directions, or reflected off the surface of the material.
The 3 things that can happen to radiated heat when it arrives at any surface are:1. It can be Transmitted2. Absorbed3. Reflected
Basically three things can happen to light as it strikes an object. It can be reflected, absorbed, or it can pass through. For simplicity, assume the object is not transparent; in that case, any light that is not reflected is absorbed.
When light hits a surface, three things can happen: it can be absorbed by the surface, reflected off the surface, or transmitted through the surface. The amount of light that is absorbed, reflected, or transmitted depends on the properties of the surface material.
The radiation that Earth receives from the sun can be absorbed by the atmosphere, reflected back into space, or absorbed by the Earth's surface and converted into heat energy.
A substance´s color is due to chemical compounds called pigments. When light shines on a material that contains pigments, three things can happen to the different wavelengths: they can be transmitted, reflected, or absorbed.
Separation of Powers
three diffrent ways liht interacts with matter is absorbed, reflected, transmitted and refracted. =)