a smooth surface would let all the light through in one direction/angle, but a rough surface would make the different rays of light come out at different angles;making the different coulors more easily visible.
think of the light as a stream of water, now lets say your "smooth surface" is glass the light will bounce off the glass with no problem now lets say you have rocks for your "rough surface" the light will not as easily bounce off of them because they are rugged. there fore the light fragments bounce off of the "rough surface" .
The surface of rough surface is in random order, in lay person's words, the surface is not a straight on as the polished one. As there are a lot of rays, each ray cannot make the same angle of incidence with the same resulting in the difference in angle of reflection. Hence the image is destroyed. It also depends on the roughness of the surface. The rougher the surface is, the more the image of the object will be destroyed.
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The rough surface is actually a collection of many surfaces, randomly angulated and distributed. Most of the incident light is reflected in unfocusable, unpredictable (random) directions. The polished surface, while having a slightly randomized (not perfect) surface, reflects most of the incident light in a relatively predictable and focusable direction.
Light reflects in an uneven manner.This uneven reflection is the reason for our perfect visualization of total cinema in the theatre
When light hits a rough surface it is scattered according to the refractive index of the surface. The rougher the surface, the duller that it will seem.
Then you can see the surface, but you can't see your face in it.
Light gets scattered.
There is an irregular reflection..
yes
It reflects off it. If the surface is smooth you get an orderly reflection, if rough then a random scatter of light.
It reflects randomly, termed by physics "irregular reflection" or "diffused reflection."
what occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough or a bumpy surface
True. When light reflects off a rough surface, the reflection is diffuse, meaning the light rays scatter in different directions. This is in contrast to a smooth surface where the reflection is more specular, and the light rays travel in a predictable direction.
The light rays are deflected off at the same angles as the angles on the rough surface.
Regular Reflection= Happens when light reflects off a smooth surface. Diffuse Reflection= Happens when light reflects off a rough surface. Reflection= The bouncing of waves, off a surface or and object
It reflects off it. If the surface is smooth you get an orderly reflection, if rough then a random scatter of light.
When light strikes a rough surface it reflects in essentially random directions.
when light hits a rough surface it scattters.
It reflects in different directions because its rough, there is many sides so the light reflects of the sides causing it to reflect in different directions.
It reflects randomly, termed by physics "irregular reflection" or "diffused reflection."
what occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough or a bumpy surface
True. When light reflects off a rough surface, the reflection is diffuse, meaning the light rays scatter in different directions. This is in contrast to a smooth surface where the reflection is more specular, and the light rays travel in a predictable direction.
Because it has a shiny & smooth surface which helps to reflect the light... Take an example of tree. A tree have a rough surface due to which light can be reflect. So All of this depends on the smoothness of surface.. :-)
The light on a rough surface reflects randomly and moves in random directions so therefore the original order has been disrupted so the new image will not resemble anything and is too spread out.
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.
a reflection is formed when rays of light bounces off an object onto a smooth shiny surface (such that light rays are reflected off at the same angles) and reflects off it into our eyes.when the surface is rough there wouldn't be a reflection as lights rays from an object is reflected off the rough surface at different angles and does not enter our eyes