How is light transmitted through glass?

What will be an ideal response?


According to the model of light presented in the text, when a photon is incident on a glass surface, it is absorbed by a glass molecule or atom and forces it to vibrate. This vibration results in the emission of an indistinguishable photon, which travels to the next atom or molecule to repeat the process. A cascading process of absorption and reemission occurs until the glass molecule at the far surface absorbs and reemits the photon.

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Waste is a large contributor to climate change due to the GHG emission associated with landfilling or incineration. Landfills are the 3rd largest source of which GHG?

A. water vaopr B. VOCs C. carbon dioxide D. methane

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Which of the following statements is false?

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Without regular cleanups, the tendency of a home or dorm room to become increasingly messy generally reflects

A) the Law of Conservation of Energy. B) an increase in entropy. C) the loss of heat in any energy conversion. D) the conversion of kinetic energy into potential energy.

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