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Depending on the context luster or refractivitycan be described by the way light bounces off a substance.
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What is the way light bounces off the light?
Luster
The way light bounces off a mineral is called?
The way light bounces off a mineral is called a luster. Luster is shiny, metallic, dull, glassy or greasy. Rocks are made of minerals.
A property that refers to the way light bounces off a mineral?
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Why do you see yourself in the mirror?
Light is coming from the light bulb and bouncing off of you. Some of the light that bounces off of you, bounces off the mirror and back into your eyes. The light bounces off the mirror is such a way that your eyes think that the light is coming from a person that is on the opposite side of the mirror. That is to say your eyes and your brain think that the light is coming directly from an object instead of bouncing off a mirror. At the risk of getting technical, the reason is that the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. Go to the Related Links below this window if you want to know more.
What is the property that refers to the way light bounces off a mineral?
The property that describes a mineral's surface shines is called luster.
Is Black all colors or no colors?
Black would be no colours. the way we see things, is that light bounces off a surface, and into our eyes. The colour of the surface decides the colour of the light that is bounced into our eyes, and allows us to tell what colour it is. If there either isn't any light, or nothing that bounces in our direction, then we'll see the absence of light as black.
How does light affect the color of leaves?
The way any color of anything, including leaves, shows up, has to do with its physical makeup on how it reflects light. For example, a green leaf is unable to absorb green light, so it bounces that light off, and therefor it appears green.
How to make a moonstone?
A moonstone is a type of rock which is known for the way it bounces light around. A moonstone can not be made.
Which of gypsums physical characteristics can be described as nonmetallic?
The only one of Gypsum's physical characteristics that can be described as nonmetallic is it's luster. Luster is defined as the way light reflects off of a material.
What object reflects light?
The best things to use are metallic and shiny due to the way light bounces of the object.
When was Whichever Way the Ball Bounces created?
Whichever Way the Ball Bounces was created in 1974.
What is the duration of Whichever Way the Ball Bounces?
The duration of Whichever Way the Ball Bounces is 1.48 hours.
