Question
A child holds a red ball. Why does the ball look red?
Only red light waves are absorbed by the ball.
All visible light waves except red are reflected by the ball.
Only red light waves reach the surface of the ball.
All visible light waves except red are absorbed by the ball.
Only red light waves are absorbed by the ball.
All visible light waves except red are reflected by the ball.
Only red light waves reach the surface of the ball.
All visible light waves except red are absorbed by the ball.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct explanation for why the ball looks red is:
**All visible light waves except red are absorbed by the ball.**
This means that when light (which contains multiple colors) hits the ball, all other colors are absorbed by the material of the ball, and only the red wavelengths are reflected back, making the ball appear red to our eyes.
**All visible light waves except red are absorbed by the ball.**
This means that when light (which contains multiple colors) hits the ball, all other colors are absorbed by the material of the ball, and only the red wavelengths are reflected back, making the ball appear red to our eyes.