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the leaf reflects on the light so it prevents it to burn (fire)

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Q: What happens when light strikes a green leaf?
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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?

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When the light strikes a green leaf all the colors except green are reflected?

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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 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---


What happens to a green 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 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 happens to sunlight that strikes a leaf but is not trapped by chlorophyll?

It is reflected (including the green frequencies that we see), or warms the leaf (it can be given off as infrared radiation or be carried away by air circulation).


When white light shines on a green leaf why do you see green?

our eyes detect the green light that is reflected off the leaf


Why does leaf appear green?

it reflects green light


What make a leaf appear green?

presence of Chlorophyll in the cells of leaf reflects the green spectrum of light hence the leaf appear green.