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The light is scattered. Some of the light may be absorbed, depending on the surface.
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What happens when parallel rays of light hit a rough or bumpy surface?
what occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough or a bumpy surface
When light waves hit a rough surface they create what type of reflection?
When light waves hit a rough surface they create a diffuse reflection. This means that the waves spread out in different angles.
What is it called when light rays hit a rough surface and bounce back at different angles?
Scattering of light.
What occurs when parallel rays of light hit rough or bumpy surface?
diffuse reflection
When light rays hit a rough surface and bounce back at different angles?
Light will be both absorbed and will be reflected unevenly (scattered) when impinging on a surface that is irregular. It depends on the light and the surface, but some light will be absorbed, and the rest (a little or a lot) will be scattered when it is reflected in different directions.
What happens when parallel rays of light hit a rough or bumpy surface?
what occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough or a bumpy surface
When light waves hit a rough surface they create what type of reflection?
When light waves hit a rough surface they create a diffuse reflection. This means that the waves spread out in different angles.
What occurs when rays of light hit a rough or bumpy surface?
diffuse reflection
What is it called when light rays hit a rough surface and bounce back at different angles?
Scattering of light.
What occurs when parallel rays of light hit rough or bumpy surface?
diffuse reflection
What happens to light rays when they hit rough opaque objects?
When light rays hit rough opaque objects, such as a rough surface, they undergo diffuse reflection. This means that instead of reflecting off the surface at a single angle like with smooth surfaces, the light rays are scattered in various directions due to the uneven nature of the surface. As a result, the surface appears matte or non-reflective.
What will be the effect of incident ray of light striking a rough surface compared to the same rays striking a smooth surface?
If the surface is completely reflective then the angle at which the incident light leaves the surface will be different. For a rough surface the light would be scattered, whereas for a smooth surface they would reflect at the same angle the hit. If the surface isn't completely reflective then the angle and speed and which the light enters the object. For a rough surface the angles will random and based on the refractive index of the material. For a smooth surface they will be proportional to the sin of the angle times the refractive index.
When light rays hit a rough surface and bounce back at different angles?
Light will be both absorbed and will be reflected unevenly (scattered) when impinging on a surface that is irregular. It depends on the light and the surface, but some light will be absorbed, and the rest (a little or a lot) will be scattered when it is reflected in different directions.
When light rays hit a rough surface they?
They get absorbed in the rough surface. If its a smooth surface the light rays bounce into our eyes and then we see our reflection. Also light can refract. It means light passing through something making it bend. Like example if you stick a pencil through a glass of water the pencil looks like the bottom part shifted a little. That is a example of refraction.
What happens when parallel rays hit a rough or bumpy surface?
diffuse reflection
What colors are there when light bounces off a surface?
Any light that bounces off of the surface is the same color as it was when it hit the surface.
What happen when light rays hit the smooth surface?
All the rays of light will be reflected to the source
