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What happens to the beam of a flashlight when it hits a mirror?
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When the beam of a flashlight hits a mirror, it is reflected.
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What happens when a straight beam of light hits a plain mirror at a right angle?
The beam of light is reflected back directly along its original path. I assume you are asking what happens if the light beam is exactly perpendicular to the plane of the mirror. I am assuming we aren't getting into such things as quantum mechanics where the answer to the question could be a bit freaky depending on the ideal nature of the conditions.
What happens when a ray of light hits a mirror?
The light hits the mirror and the light bounces off like a reflection
Explain what happens when light hits a mirror?
The light hits the mirror causing it to go off in its opposite direction. Its reflecting off off the mirror because of the particles inside of the mirror
If a beam of light hits a plane mirror at a thirty degree angle at what would it be reflected?
30 degrees
What happens if the ray of light hits the mirror?
The ray of light reflects.
What is a line of reflection?
A line of reflection is a reflected line, often off of a mirror. If a flashlight sends a beam of light at a mirror (the light is called the incident beam), the angle at which it hits the mirror will equall the angle at which the reflected beam of light (called the reflected beam), exits the mirror. This is called the Law of Reflection. This is why light is reflected from a mirror at the same angle at which light struck its surface. A line of reflection is a reflected line, often off of a mirror. If a flashlight sends a beam of light at a mirror (the light is called the incident beam), the angle at which it hits the mirror will equall the angle at which the reflected beam of light (called the reflected beam), exits the mirror. This is called the Law of Reflection. This is why light is reflected from a mirror at the same angle at which light struck its surface.
What happens when a straight beam of light hits a mirror?
By omed, The mirror breaks and the light turns blue.
What happens when a beam of light hits a flat mirror at a forty five degree angle?
It is reflected 90 degrees from its original direction.
What happens when a straight beam of light hits a plain mirror at a right angle?
The beam of light is reflected back directly along its original path. I assume you are asking what happens if the light beam is exactly perpendicular to the plane of the mirror. I am assuming we aren't getting into such things as quantum mechanics where the answer to the question could be a bit freaky depending on the ideal nature of the conditions.
What happens when a ray of light hits a mirror?
The light hits the mirror and the light bounces off like a reflection
Is putting a flashlight in a tank of water reflection or refraction?
Neither. it is getting a flashlight wet. The beam of light from the flashlight will refract when exiting the tank (and refract several times if going through a glass wall of the tank). If the tank wall is smooth enough of a material with enough of a difference in optical density and the flashlight beam hits the wall at a small enough angle there will be total internal reflection.
How is a concave mirrior used in a flashlight?
it is used as the backing reflector for the bulb. because it is concave, the light that hits it is focused into a beam of light.
Explain what happens when light hits a mirror?
The light hits the mirror causing it to go off in its opposite direction. Its reflecting off off the mirror because of the particles inside of the mirror
If a beam of light hits a plane mirror at a thirty degree angle at what would it be reflected?
30 degrees
What happens when a ray of light hits a concave mirror?
It converges.
What happens if the ray of light hits the mirror?
The ray of light reflects.
What happens when a ray of light hits a plane mirror?
It has the time of its life.
