alleryStart learning →Energy transfer is described as occurring when photons are absorbed or:
AFrozen
BEmitted
CWeighed
DMelted
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Emitted
1. Photons move energy in two directions.
2. Photons are individual energy packets of electromagnetic waves.
3. Energy transfer occurs when photons are absorbed or emitted.
4. Atoms and nuclei are given as examples of what does the absorbing.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 29 'Quantum Physics', sections 29.1-29.8_
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