Question

Ariana is playing basketball with her friends. They are using an orange basketball. Why does her basketball look orange?

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All visible light waves except orange are absorbed by the ball.
Only orange light waves are absorbed by the ball.
All visible light waves except orange are reflected by the ball
Only orange light waves reach the surface of the ball.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot]

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

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The reason Ariana's basketball looks orange is because all visible light waves except orange are absorbed by the ball. This means that when white light, which contains all the colors of the visible spectrum, hits the ball, all the colors except orange are absorbed by the ball, while the orange light waves are reflected off the surface, allowing us to perceive the basketball as orange.