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Consider the mesh of matter and the wavelength of the light. In general the following is the pattern. TRANSMISSION:If the matter mesh is bigger than than the the wavelength of light there is transmission, e.g X-Rays thru matter. ABSORPTION: If the mesh is equal to the wavelength, there is absorption, e.g sunburn. REFLECTION:If the mesh is smaller than the wavelength, there is reflection, e.g Mesh screen antennas.
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∙ 9y agoSound waves are compressive waves, usually in air. Air is the medium. If sound travels from air to a rock, most of the energy is reflected. If sound travels from air to a rough and irregular surface, much of the sound will be absorbed (after reflecting about). When sound travels from cold air to warm air, most fo the sound energy is transmitted. The relative transmission speed of the two materials affects the outcome. If one surface is rough, then affects the transmission. The "how" has to do with the relative speeds and the surface particulars. (Rock transmits sound faster than air; cold better than warm.)
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∙ 15y agoConsider the mesh of matter and the wavelength of the light. In general the following is the pattern. TRANSMISSION:If the matter mesh is bigger than than the the wavelength of light there is transmission, e.g X-Rays thru matter. ABSORPTION: If the mesh is equal to the wavelength, there is absorption, e.g sunburn. REFLECTION:If the mesh is smaller than the wavelength, there is reflection, e.g Mesh screen antennas.
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Is it the light absorbed or light reflected that initiates the light reactions of photosynthesis?
Pigments in chloroplasts absorb light energy in the form of photons during the light reactions of photosynthesis.
How do cells get their energy to regulate ATP?
cells get their energy from the sun light reflected on the leaf which is absorbed by the thylakoid cells in the chloroplast.
Why do kocuria roseus produce pink colonies?
It's all about light. Light has all of the colors in it and those that are not absorbed into the bacteria are reflected. It just so happens that the colors of the light spectrum that are reflected give off a pink color. Look into physics and calculus if you want to go more in depth with that one.
When red ink is illumined by blue light is most of the light absorbed or reflected?
Absorbed. Your red ink will look black. "Red" is a long wave-length color. "Blue" is a short one. What looks red in white light is a pigment that reflects red. It won't reflect blue, so it will look dark.
What absorbs wavelengths of light different from those absorbed by chlorophyll?
Higher wavelenghs of the visible light spectrum are best absorbed by chlorophyll.
What will happen to light that are not absorb?
Light that is not absorbed is either reflected, refracted, or transmitted.
What happens to light that is absorbed?
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
When light hits an object it may be?
transmitted, absorbed, reflected, or some combination of these processes
If the energy from the light is captured and stored by the surface without being reflected or transmitted then it has been?
Absorbed
What 3 things could possibly happen when light strikes a material?
It can be absorbed, reflected, or transmitted.
If the energy from the light is captured and stored by the surface without being reflected or transmitted then it has been .?
Absorbed
Explain what happens to light when it is reflected refracted transmitted and absorbed by matter?
The last person who wrote this answer was a nimrod and a moron. Okay, so the answer to your question is that light is interacting with the object and/or matter by scattering and bouncing off of it/them.
What happens to visible light when it strikes an object?
Depending on the substance that comprises the object, light may be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted.
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.
How does visible light interact with an object?
The Answer is color. Because color has to do with light and physical properties.
How does light behave when it interacts with mater?
When light strikes matter, it may be transmitted or absorbed. In addition,it may be reflected, refracted, scattered, and/or diffracted,
How would light behave if it was scattered absorbed reflected refracted separated and transmitted?
if we assume that you mean in that order the light would be gone once it was absorbed. (what was left of it once it was scattered anyway)
