A child holds a red ball. Why does the ball look red?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Only red light waves reach the surface of the ball.
Only red light waves reach the surface of the ball.

All visible light waves except red are reflected by the ball.
All visible light waves except red are reflected by the ball.

All visible light waves except red are absorbed by the ball.
All visible light waves except red are absorbed by the ball.

Only red light waves are absorbed by the ba

Answer 1

The correct response is:

All visible light waves except red are absorbed by the ball.

This explains that the ball appears red because it reflects red light while absorbing all other colors in the visible spectrum.