Question

The American flag flies on a black flagpole. Light from the sun hits the flag and the flagpole. How is it that you can see the blue, red, and white colors of the flag and the black of the flagpole?(1 point)
Responses

Red stripes absorb red and reflect all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars reflect all wavelengths; and the flagpole absorbs all wavelengths.
Red stripes absorb red and reflect all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars reflect all wavelengths; and the flagpole absorbs all wavelengths.

Red stripes reflect red and absorb all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars reflect all wavelengths; and the flagpole absorbs all wavelengths.
Red stripes reflect red and absorb all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars reflect all wavelengths; and the flagpole absorbs all wavelengths.

Red stripes reflect red and absorb all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars absorb all wavelengths; and the flagpole reflects all wavelengths.
Red stripes reflect red and absorb all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars absorb all wavelengths; and the flagpole reflects all wavelengths.

Red stripes absorb red and reflect all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars absorb all wavelengths; and the flagpole reflects all wavelengths.

Answer 1

Correct choice: "Red stripes reflect red and absorb all other light, as does the blue square with blue; white stripes and stars reflect all wavelengths; and the flagpole absorbs all wavelengths."

Explanation: colored surfaces appear the color of the wavelengths they reflect; white reflects (nearly) all wavelengths; black absorbs (nearly) all wavelengths.