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The 3 things that can happen to radiated heat when it arrives at any surface are:1. It can be Transmitted2. Absorbed3. Reflected
Energy is re-radiated by the Earth as infrared (thermal) radiation.
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Reflected.
The term used to describe ' how a mineral reflect light from its surface ' is Lustre .
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Water is a completely smooth surface and light is reflected from the sun.
Substitute "photon" for "ray" and it's one. One photon falling on a plane mirror will come back off of the reflective surface if that reflective surface does not absorb it. (In a perfect plane mirror, every photon that falls on the surface will be reflected.) A photon does not "create" a second photon in a reflection event.
Luster is: "The reflection of light from the surface of a mineral, described by its quality and intensity; the appearance of a mineral in reflected light." Common descriptive words would be glassy, dull, earthy, waxy, vitreous, metallic, etc...
A ray of light which strikes the surface is called incident ray and a surface which is reflected is called a reflected ray
Reflected ray
Light can be reflected because it bounces off a surface at an angle.
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It is reflected and sent back into the atmosphere. Sometimes it is absorbed by clouds.