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==Key Stage 5==
===Meaning===
[[Absorption]] is the process where [[matter]] takes in [[photons]], particles, or [[energy]].
===About Absorption===
[[Absorption]] involves the transfer of [[energy]] from the [[electromagnetic]] [[wave]] to the material.
It can occur in various forms, such as the [[absorption]] of light, sound, or [[radiation]].
[[Material]]s have specific [[absorption spectra]] indicating which [[wavelengths]] they [[absorb]].
===Examples===
Solar panels [[absorb]] sunlight to convert it into electricity.
Dark-[[colour]]ed [[object]]s [[absorb]] more [[Visible Light|visible light]] and therefore [[heat]] up faster than light-[[colour]]ed [[object]]s.