Question

What is the BEST explanation for why someone's shirt may look yellow?

A) The shirt absorbs the yellow wavelengths.
B) The shirt reflects the yellow wavelengths.
C) The shirt reflects all wavelengths of light.
D) All wavelengths of light are absorbed by the shirt.

Answer 1

The best answer to this question is letter b) the shirt reflects the yellow wavelengths. Someone's shirt may look yellow because the dye molecules of the shirt absorbs the other colors, and it is yellow that is the only color that is reflected by the shirt.

Answer 2

The best answer to this question is letter b) the shirt reflects the yellow wavelengths. Someone's shirt may look yellow because the dye molecules of the shirt absorbs the other colors, and it is yellow that is the only color that is reflected by the shirt.