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When light is incident on a polished surface reflection takes place?
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What is the process occurring when photons bounce off a polished surface called?
Reflection. The reflecting power of the surface is called its albedo.
How does reflection differ from refraction?
Refraction is the bending of light after passing through a medium. Reflection is the bouncing back of light after striking a polished smooth surface like a mirror,clear water,polished metal,etc.
What is the type of reflection of light that takes place on a highly polished smooth surface?
Simply reflection (as opposed to say refraction or diffraction). Reflection results in an angle of reflection of the light ray with the normal equal to the angle of incidence of the light ray.
How do you compare reflection refraction and dispersion?
You can compare it by saying that each of them occur when a light transfers through one meduim to another. That's one way of explaining it.That is incorrect :( It happens when light is shone onto or through a different medium. Reflection happens when light is shone ONTO a mirror, you cant shine light THROUGH a mirror.
As a ray of light passes from air into glass the angle it makes with the surface normal will?
REFLECTION... (this is the right answer for: A ray of light strikes a flat surface of water. The angle that the reflected light ray makes with the normal is called the angle of? )if not incident ray.
Reflection of light in all directions?
When light falls on a plane polished surface,it changes its direction.This is called reflection of light.
What is reflection for light?
A shining or polished surface changes the direction of light.This change in direction is called reflection of light.
What is the process occurring when photons bounce off a polished surface called?
Reflection. The reflecting power of the surface is called its albedo.
What are the similarities of reflection and refraction?
REFLECTION: IF a light ray in incident on a surface if it bring back to same medium is called reflection REFRACTION: IF a light ray in incident on a surface and going to another medium is called reflection and there is a a law for refraction that is SNELL'S LAW
How does reflection differ from refraction?
Refraction is the bending of light after passing through a medium. Reflection is the bouncing back of light after striking a polished smooth surface like a mirror,clear water,polished metal,etc.
What is the type of reflection of light that takes place on a highly polished smooth surface?
Simply reflection (as opposed to say refraction or diffraction). Reflection results in an angle of reflection of the light ray with the normal equal to the angle of incidence of the light ray.
Difference between refracting and reflecting?
Reflection is bouncing back of light after falling on a polished surface while refraction is bending of light when it falls on a surface
What type of reflection happens when straight light hits polished wood?
You get both regular reflection and scattered reflection when a straight ray of light hits polished wood.
Why do you not see your reflection when you look at a building made of rough white stone?
Because the surface isn't polished enough to reflect. If it was polished marble or any other polished stone, you might be able to see a reflection. It would be equivalent to getting a reflection from rough concrete, it wont happen. The rough surface of stone or concrete scatters the light reflecting off of it.
What is the relationship to the angle of reflection and incidence?
For light incident upon a plane reflective surface, the angle ofincidenceis the same as angle of reflection.
What occurs when light waves bounce off an object?
Reflection is when light bounces off an object. If the surface is smooth and shiny, like glass, water or polished metal, the light will reflect at the same angle as it hit the surface. This is called specular reflection.
What happens to light when its reflected?
According to law of reflection, the angle of incidence and angle of reflection are equal. If the incident surface is smooth specular reflection takes place where the light is reflected in a single direction.
