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What is the bouncing off light of a surface?

The bouncing of light off a surface is called reflection. When a light wave is bent it is called refraction.


What is the bouncing of light off a surface called?

The bouncing of light off a surface is called reflection. When a light wave is bent it is called refraction.


What is the bouncing of light of a surface called?

The bouncing of light off a surface is called reflection. When a light wave is bent it is called refraction.


What is bouncing of light from a surface?

When light bounces off a surface, that is called reflection.


What is the bouncing of light rays off of a surface?

a reflection


What is a light ray bouncing off the surface of an object?

a reflection


What word means the ray 'bouncing off a surface'?

Refraction


Is the bounsing of light off a surface?

Bouncing? : ) And I'm not exactly sure what you're asking -Light can indeed bounce off of surfaces, yes.


Is light bouncing off a mirror reflected or refracted?

Light bouncing off a mirror is reflected. Reflection is when the light bounces off a shiny surface back to your eye while refraction is when the light changes direction when passing from one medium to another medium of different optical density.


Differentiate regular reflection from diffuse reflection?

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


What is reflection and refraction of light?

Reflectivity isn't a property of light, it's a property of the surface that reflects the light. It is the proportion of the energy in an incoming light beam which when it hits the surface is reflected rather than absorbed.


How does reflective light allow us to see an object?

same way normal light does. it's just normal light bouncing off a reflective surface and onto another surface