Overview Strand Maps Physics Transfer of Energy K-12 Content Maps Classroom Ready Transfer of Energy Light interacts with matter by transmission (including reflection), absorption or scattering (including reflection.) To see an object, light from that object - emitted by or scattered from it - must enter the eye.    Light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object. Light can be reflected by a mirror, refracted by a lens, or absorbed by an object.

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