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When light strikes a smooth surface (like a mirror), it is reflected. When it hits a rough surface (like a sheet of paper) it is diffused, meaning the rays of light are scattered.
Diffuse reflection
Diffuse
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
When light strikes a rough surface it reflects in essentially random directions.
diffuse
When light strikes a smooth surface (like a mirror), it is reflected. When it hits a rough surface (like a sheet of paper) it is diffused, meaning the rays of light are scattered.
Diffuse reflection
when light hits a rough surface it scattters.
Diffuse
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.
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
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.)
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.
The scattered reflection occurs when a straight ray of light is reflected from hitting rough concrete.