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Question 21 • TX-Integrated Physics and Chemistry B

Which best explains why a black T-shirt gets warmer in the Sun than a white T-shirt?

Answer
A
Darker colors reflect more energy from colliding particles than lighter colors do.
B
Darker colors absorb more energy from colliding particles than lighter colors do.
C
Darker colors reflect more energy from electromagnetic waves than lighter colors do.
D
Darker colors absorb more energy from electromagnetic waves than lighter colors do.

Explanation

Sunlight reaches the T-shirts as electromagnetic waves. A black shirt absorbs more of that incoming light energy, which is converted to thermal energy and warms the fabric; a white shirt reflects more of it. So the best choice is “Darker colors absorb more energy from electromagnetic waves than lighter colors do.”

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