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What is the difference between an incident ray and a reflected ray?
The ray which hits or falls on a object or a material initially is known as INCIDENT RAY. The ray which gets reflected after hitting the object is known as REFLECTED RAY.
What is a trick of light from the desert heat that appears like water?
The illusion is a form of mirage. Light from the sun is reflected off of the very hot air just above the surface of the land and it appears to be reflecting off of water.
What the similarities between echoes of sound and images in a mirror?
Echoes of sound and images in a mirror involves sound waves and light waves respectively being reflected off a surface.
What is a minerals ability to reflect light a test for?
luster
Why are thunderclouds black?
Light is reflected internally off ice crystals, and cannot escape the cloud.
How is light is reflected from a minerals surface?
Luster
Describe two ways that light can be reflected.?
Light can be reflected from a smooth surface through specular reflection, where the light rays are reflected at the same angle as they strike the surface. Light can also be reflected from a rough or irregular surface through diffuse reflection, where the light is scattered in various directions upon hitting the surface.
Which term is that is used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral surface?
The term used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral surface is "luster." Luster refers to the appearance of the mineral's surface when light interacts with it, and it can be described as metallic, vitreous (glassy), pearly, silky, or dull, among others.
How light reflects from a minerals surface?
luster
What is the name of the ray that represents the light reflected by the surface.?
The ray that represents the light reflected by a surface is called the reflected ray.
What are 3 examples of light being reflected?
- light reflected from a window- light reflected from a mirror- light reflected from snow
What is the light reflected from a minerals surface called?
This is called the luster of the mineral.The luster of a mineral is the way its surface reflects light. Most terms used to describe luster are self-explanatory: metallic, earthy, waxy, greasy, vitreous (glassy), adamantine (or brilliant, as in a faceted diamond).
How does light reflected?
Light can be reflected because it bounces off a surface at an angle.
What is reflected light from the water or light?
Water is a completely smooth surface and light is reflected from the sun.
What is shiny luster?
Shiny luster is a term used to describe the appearance of a mineral or metal surface that reflects light and appears glossy or reflective. Minerals with a shiny luster include metals like gold and copper, as well as some non-metallic minerals like pyrite and graphite. This luster is caused by the arrangement of atoms on the surface of the material, which allows light to be reflected in a specific way.
When light is reflected from a rough surface the reflected light does what while producing no image?
Bounces off
In what direction is the reflected light polarized?
Reflected light is polarized in the direction parallel to the reflecting surface.
