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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.
Bornface Maphosa
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∙ 11y agoIt gets absorbed by the rough and opaque object. Opaque or translucent, it gets absorbed. But in translucent, only some of it does. That is why only shadows are dark.
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What happens when light hits a rough surface?
when light hits a rough surface it scattters.
What do you call the reflection of light from a rough surface?
Reflection of light from a rough surface is known as "Diffused" or "Irregular" reflection, because the light rays are barely seen after the reflection of light from a rough surface.
When light is reflected from a rough surface the reflective light does what producing no image?
because the surface is rough, the waves of light are reflected at different angles, and so r scattered all over the place, hence giving a blurry, or in some cases no image at all
What materials are poor reflectors?
A reflector is a, usually large, sheet of reflective material to reflect light into shadows of an object. Materials such as metals reflect light, whilst materials such as wood and paper do not.
Why is the surface of the conveyor or belt made rough?
To prevent objects being conveyed on the belt from sliding around on the surface of the belt.
What objects do reflect light well?
reflect light well-normally shinysmooth pale colour objects: mirror, glass, shiny metal, tin foil...these objects favour a good image due to the reflection of light is regular do not reflect light well-usually rough, matt , dark colured objects: tree trunk, car wheel, dark carboard, brick, stone, dark opaque plastic... These objects diffuse the picture or do not giva a picture at all because reflected light is irregular.
What happens when light hits a rough surface?
when light hits a rough surface it scattters.
Why metals are opaque and lustrous in nature?
Metals are opaque, because they have metallic bonding which means that all of the atoms are surrounded by free moving electrons. Therefore, any light that passes through a metal will hit one of these electrons which will absorb the light and re-emit it. The light that is re-emitted is known as reflection which is why metals are lustrous.
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 bounces off of a shiny surface what is it said to be?
When light bounces of a shiny surface, such as a mirror, this is called specular reflection.(Diffuse reflection is when light bounces of a rough surface, such as a wall. You can tell it's a rough surface because you can't see your reflection.)
Why does shiny and light coloured objects reflect more light than rough and dark objects?
Well that is sort of the definition of "shiny" and "light"... The outer electrons in theses materials have the ability to send incoming photons back out.
What type of reflection happens when a straight ray of light hits rough concrete?
The scattered reflection occurs when a straight ray of light is reflected from hitting rough concrete.
What happens when a ray of light hits metal?
It reflects off it. If the surface is smooth you get an orderly reflection, if rough then a random scatter of light.
Do rough objects fall slower than smooth objects?
Yes
Is it true that smooth objects absorb more light than rough objects?
No, in fact the opposite is true, however colour does play a significant part, as a matte black perfect sphere would absorb more light than a bumpy mirror
What are Dark rough objects are generally good for?
radiation
What do you call the reflection of light from a rough surface?
Reflection of light from a rough surface is known as "Diffused" or "Irregular" reflection, because the light rays are barely seen after the reflection of light from a rough surface.
