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It is reflected and sent back into the atmosphere. Sometimes it is absorbed by clouds.
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How much light is reflected and transmitted when light strikes at a perpendicular to a surface?
Only about 4% is reflected, the rest is transmitted. 3. (29.1) When light strikes perpendicular to the surface of a pane of glass, how much light is reflected and how much is transmitted? Normal to the surface refers to a line that is drawn perpendicular to the surface (90°).
Why are image reflected from a rough surface not as clear as those reflected from a smooth surface?
Some light that falls on any surface is scattered back (reflected). A rough surface tends to scatter the light in different directions while a smooth surface tends to scatter more of the original (incident) rays straight back. This explains why a smooth surface reflects a "clearer" image than that reflected from a rough surface.
What happens when sunlight hits a dark surface?
The sunlight will be absorbed by the surface.If the surface is a mirror,lesser light will be absorbed.More will be reflected. If the surface is black,more light will be absorbed.
What is the percentage of solar radiation reflected from a surface?
This is called the "albedo." It is the ratio of reflected light compared to incident light, and depends on the surface material and its condition (e.g. snow, grassland).
What is meaning of light reflected from the surface of the moon?
What is meaning of light reflected from the surface of the moon ? Answer:The sun reflects its light on to the moon then the moon reflects the light from the sun to earth it is like have a mirror if you have 3 or more mirror and you shine the mirror into the suns light it will reflect to the other mirrors. which is how we get day and night
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 the name of the ray that represents the light reflected by the surface.?
Reflected ray
When light is reflected from a rough surface the reflected light does what while producing no image?
Bounces off
What will be the color reflected by a green surface when yellow light is incident on it?
No light will be reflected, since there is no incident green light to reflect. To a human observer, the surface will appear black.
How is light is reflected from a minerals surface?
Luster
Can light reflected on black surface?
yes
How light is reflected the surface of a mineral?
Luster
Is light reflected evenly on rough surface?
No, it is not.
Can light reflected and transmitted at a boundary?
A boundary could be a mirror or shiny surface, so light would be reflected.
In what form is radiant energy reflected back into space?
Energy is re-radiated by the Earth as infrared (thermal) radiation.
What occurs when light is relected from a rough or unpolished surface?
As with any surface, some of the light will be absorbed by the surface and some will be reflected. If the surface is rough, then the reflected light leaves the surface in a huge number of different directions and so the original beam is not reflected coherently, but is instead scattered in myriad directions.
