Light is an energy force which has weight. Light particles rebound back to the eye because every object has a reflective surface. Perhaps we could ask the question "Why do we see things in different colors?"
Light is white in color. This white light is in actual fact a combination of all the colors of the spectrum. When light strikes an object the object will absorb some of the colors but reject others. The combination of these rejected colors give us the color we see. A green cover book is so because the colors blue and yellow were not absorbed by the material of the book cover.
Some say that because some objects absorb all colors the object is seen as black, or the absence of color. So why do we still see black objects? Because even a black object has a reflective surface.
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When light is reflected, it bounces off a surface and changes direction. The angle of incidence (incoming light) is equal to the angle of reflection (outgoing light), following the law of reflection. The reflectivity of the surface determines how much light is reflected.
No. Stars emit light.
When light is reflected from a surface, it bounces off the surface in a predictable manner called the law of reflection. The angle of incidence (incoming light) is equal to the angle of reflection (reflected light). This process allows us to see objects by the light they reflect into our eyes.
Light can be reflected from a smooth surface through specular reflection, where the light rays are reflected at the same angle as they strike the surface. Light can also be reflected from a rough or irregular surface through diffuse reflection, where the light is scattered in various directions upon hitting the surface.
The light which enters is called the incident ray and the reflected light is called the reflected ray.
- light reflected from a window- light reflected from a mirror- light reflected from snow
It is actually impossible to reflect a shadow, as a shadow is merely an absence of light. However, what IS reflected is the light surrounding the shadow. When this light is reflected, it forms a reflected image of the light's shape, complete with a lack of light, or shadow. In this way, it can look like a shadow is reflected.
The ray that represents the light reflected by a surface is called the reflected ray.
Water is a completely smooth surface and light is reflected from the sun.
Light can be reflected because it bounces off a surface at an angle.
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The moon's light is really reflected from the sunlight that hits the moon.
No, in the context of light, transmitted and reflected are not the same. Transmitted light is when light passes through a material, while reflected light is when light bounces off a surface.
Source light is light coming directly from a light source/emitter (i.e. a light bulb, the sun, stars, etc.). Reflected light is light coming indirectly from the light source/emitter. That could be reflected, refracted light, etc.
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Reflected light is polarized in the direction parallel to the reflecting surface.