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a smooth surface
The amount of light a material reflects depends upon the kind of material in the reflector, the extent to which it is polished , and the angle at which the light strikes the surface. your welcome.
diffuse reflection
Some kind of lens or a change in a substance: the surface of a pond, through a prism, through glass... all of these may refract light.
A black non-shiny surface will capture more light. It is also the kind of surface which does not reflect the light which it has caught. Such a surface is also excellent at absorbing heat. It is the lighter colours and the shinier surfaces which reflect light. This makes one wonder why women in some hot countries, such as those in the northern parts of Africa wear black material which almost covers all of their body's surface.
a smooth surface
The amount of light a material reflects depends upon the kind of material in the reflector, the extent to which it is polished , and the angle at which the light strikes the surface. your welcome.
If you're talking about mirrors then convex is the mirrors that makes things appear larger. Hope this helps!
Anything that reflects, absorbs, or scatters light can form some kind of shadow.
A smooth shiny surface.
Any smooth surface will reflect light. The better question is "How much light does each kind of smooth surface reflect?"
Light reflections off of a smooth surface are considered to be spectral. Light reflections off of rough surfaces are considered to be diffuse
Anything that reflects, absorbs, or scatters light can form some kind of shadow.
heat
I think your question needs to be more specific, because everything visible, reflects light. If an object reflected no light, it would be invisible to us. Did you mean to ask which minerals are metallic and shiny, or which are transparent and able to be cut and faceted, like gems?
diffuse reflection
The name of this type of instrument is derived from the fact that the primary mirror reflects the light back to a focus instead of refracting it. The primary mirror usually has a concave spherical or parabolic shape, and, as it reflects the light, it inverts the image at the focal plane.