Question

This question is about light transmission.

Answer 1

When light hits an object, it is transmitted, absorbed, and/or reflected. The light on the left is reflected, the light in the middle is absorbed and the light on the right is transmitted. Any object you can see must at least partially reflect light to your eyes. Objects can ALSO absorb and/or transmit light.

Answer 2

When a light wave with a single frequency strikes an object, a number of things could happen. The light wave could be absorbed by the object, in which case its energy is converted to heat. ... When this occurs, objects have a tendency to selectively absorb, reflect or transmit light certain frequencies.