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What do mirrors do with light?
Mirrors primary reflect light. Since a mirror is never 100% efficient, a small amount of the light is lost to absorption. A flat mirror reflects the light in such a way that the reflected angle is the same as the incident angle.
How does a light ray change when it strikes a flat mirror?
A light ray will bounce off the mirror and onto a flat surface try it!
Why can you see your reflection in an unbroken mirror but cannot see your reflection in a broken mirror?
An unbroken mirror, assuming it is plain and flat, reflects all the light that hits it back to you. If the mirror is broken, the pieces are bent and therefore you may be able to see parts of object but not in its entirety. The light that hits the mirror is reflected in different directions and is not directed into your eyes.
What is a flat shiny surface that reflects light?
It can be anything.
What is light reflected at after hitting a mirror?
Light hitting a flat mirror at an angle is reflected at the same angle, relative to the mirror surface.
If light hits a mirror at an angle it reflects back at?
If light hits a mirror at an angle it reflects back at you but it will make the image look bigger or smaller (if the mirror is concave or convex). If it is a flat plane mirror the image is the same but if your holding something it will be on the opposite side
What do mirrors do with light?
Mirrors primary reflect light. Since a mirror is never 100% efficient, a small amount of the light is lost to absorption. A flat mirror reflects the light in such a way that the reflected angle is the same as the incident angle.
When a wave reflects its angle of incidence equals its angle of reflection?
If you're talking about a flat mirror, yes. Both angles are measured in relation to the mirror's normal. A flat mirror's normal is the perpendicular line that extends from the point of contact from the beam of light on the mirror outward.
A smooth piece of aluminum foil can be seen in your reflection but why not the crumpled piece?
Take a makeup mirror, and look at yourself in the mirror. Then, rotate that mirror by about 10 degrees. What do you see happen to the image in the mirror? Now, take a ball of foil and examine its surface closely. The light reflects off each small area in a different direction. As with a mirror, the light rays are reflected back in parallel from the polished side of aluminum foil. But when it is crumpled, the rays reflect in many directions from the angular facets.
How does a light ray change when it strikes a flat mirror?
A light ray will bounce off the mirror and onto a flat surface try it!
Why can you see your reflection in an unbroken mirror but cannot see your reflection in a broken mirror?
An unbroken mirror, assuming it is plain and flat, reflects all the light that hits it back to you. If the mirror is broken, the pieces are bent and therefore you may be able to see parts of object but not in its entirety. The light that hits the mirror is reflected in different directions and is not directed into your eyes.
What is a flat shiny surface that reflects light?
It can be anything.
Why can you see ourself in the mirror?
You are able to see yourself in a mirror because the light rays are reflected 180 degrees back at you. A mirror image can be considered a light print of you. Mirrors that are not just flat surfaces will reflect light at different angles.
What is light reflected at after hitting a mirror?
Light hitting a flat mirror at an angle is reflected at the same angle, relative to the mirror surface.
What happens when light falls on mirror?
It is reflected. Depending on the shape of the mirror, this can be at a variety of angles. Assuming the question refers to a flat mirror that is hung on a wall; a plane (flat) mirror has an imaginary straight line at a right-angle to it, called the normal. A ray of light hits the mirror at an angle to the normal, but is reflected at the same angle that it hits the mirror in the opposite direction. So if a ray hits the mirror at 45 degrees from the normal, it will be reflected at 45 degrees from the normal in the opposite direction.
Why does black attract the heat?
the dull flat black absorbs every wavelength of visible light. this absorption creates heat, just like when you stand in the sun. white reflects all "colors" but white so it reflects most of the heat, but not all. a mirror reflects all light so it will be even cooler than a white surface.
How does mirrors reflects light?
The light shine on any object is either reflected or absorbed into the object. Modern mirror use highly reflective material coated behind the flat glass surface thus the light would bounce off at exact opposite angle and we could see the reflection.
