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Why does sunlight reflected off a mirror onto an already sunlit surface appear to be much brighter?
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∙ 13y ago
When sunlight hits the wall it is reflected back in all directions. Some of it hits your eye and some of it hits the mirror. The light that hits the mirror re-reflected back to its source and strikes the wall again. That light is then re-re-reflected of the surface and some of it reaches your eye. Basically, the light that would have normally gone elsewhere is given a second chance to reach your eye.
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What is difference between incident ray and a reflected ray?
A ray of light which strikes the surface is called incident ray and a surface which is reflected is called a reflected ray
What is the name of the ray that represents the light reflected by the surface.?
Reflected ray
Can a bullet be reflected by a hard surface?
no
Is light reflected evenly on rough surface?
No, it is not.
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.
What happens to the sunlight that hits the surface of the Earth?
Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface is absorbed by the Earth. It is then reflected back.
Why do we get moonlight?
It is sunlight reflected from the moon's surface onto the earth.
The portion of sunlight reflected by the Moon's surface is called?
"Moonlight".
What is the percentage of sunlight reflected by the earth's surface?
On average the earth reflects about 30% of the incident sunlight.
What percent of sunlight is reflected off of the earth's surface?
47% heavy.
What happens when sunlight hits a 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 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.
Does moonlight come directly from the moon?
Moonlight is sunlight reflected off the surface of the moon.
How does the atmoshpere reflect energy?
Some sunlight is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere before it can reach the surface.
How do we see crescent moon?
By the sunlight reflected off the Moon's surface and the position of the Moon on its orbit.
What happens to sunlight hits earth surface?
It gets absorbed by the surface, reflected, and even radiated back as infrared rays where it is absorbed by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
How car polishing helps in rejecting heat?
as the sunlight falls on the car it gets reflected, if the surface of the car is neatly polished.
