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Question 1
1.5 pts
Complete the paragraph about how sunlight interacts with matter.
When waves from the sun reach Earth's atmosphere, the waves behave in different ways depending on their wavelength. Some of the waves are
[ Select ]
• the atmosphere back
into space. Some of the waves are
[ Select ]
the atmosphere and
reach Earth's surface. Some of the waves are absorbed by the atmosphere and never reach Earth's surface.
When waves are [Select ]
, the
energy transforms into thermal energy.
1.5 pts
Complete the paragraph about how sunlight interacts with matter.
When waves from the sun reach Earth's atmosphere, the waves behave in different ways depending on their wavelength. Some of the waves are
[ Select ]
• the atmosphere back
into space. Some of the waves are
[ Select ]
the atmosphere and
reach Earth's surface. Some of the waves are absorbed by the atmosphere and never reach Earth's surface.
When waves are [Select ]
, the
energy transforms into thermal energy.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
When waves from the sun reach Earth's atmosphere, the waves behave in different ways depending on their wavelength. Some of the waves are **reflected back** into space. Some of the waves are **transmitted through** the atmosphere and reach Earth's surface. Some of the waves are absorbed by the atmosphere and never reach Earth's surface. When waves are **absorbed**, the energy transforms into thermal energy.