Light can be reflected because it bounces off a surface at an angle.
The light which enters is called the incident ray and the reflected light is called the reflected ray.
- light reflected from a window- light reflected from a mirror- light reflected from snow
It is actually impossible to reflect a shadow, as a shadow is merely an absence of light. However, what IS reflected is the light surrounding the shadow. When this light is reflected, it forms a reflected image of the light's shape, complete with a lack of light, or shadow. In this way, it can look like a shadow is reflected.
The ray that represents the light reflected by a surface is called the reflected ray.
Water is a completely smooth surface and light is reflected from the sun.
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The moon's light is really reflected from the sunlight that hits the moon.
No, in the context of light, transmitted and reflected are not the same. Transmitted light is when light passes through a material, while reflected light is when light bounces off a surface.
Bounces off
Reflected light is polarized in the direction parallel to the reflecting surface.
Source light is light coming directly from a light source/emitter (i.e. a light bulb, the sun, stars, etc.). Reflected light is light coming indirectly from the light source/emitter. That could be reflected, refracted light, etc.
The term for the percentage of light reflected by something is called "reflectance." Reflectance measures the proportion of light that is reflected by a surface compared to the total amount of light that shines on it.