Do some colors absorb more sunlight than others?

Science Fair Project Information
Subject: Chemistry
Grade level: Primary School - Grades K-3
Academic Level: Ordinary
Project Type: Experimental
Cost: Low
Awards: None
Affiliation: Timber Ridge Magnet School
Description: Four blocks, all of the same dimensions, of wood, glass, plastic, and metal were put under a heat lamp and touched, after different time intervals, to see how hot they were. This experiment was repeated with the same blocks painted in different colors.
Link: http://www.collaboratory.nunet.net/timber/scifair/eigthc/15.htm