Light reflects because as the electromagnetic wavefront hits the material the electrons within the material start to vibrate(A charged particle in an electric field better vibrate...no?) and an accelerating charged particle gives off EM radiation by nature in all directions (Technically more light in certain directions than others, but close enough) and these new EM waves are the ones you see.
(verification needed, but at least its better then the old answer of "its shiny")
I Think they put lots of mirrors and shone a light and timed how long it took to bounce off each mirror with a computer.
Any light that bounces off of the surface is the same color as it was when it hit the surface.
Light reflects off a smooth surface like a mirror because the surface is flat and regular, allowing the light waves to bounce off in a predictable manner. When light hits the mirror, it bounces off at the same angle as it strikes the surface, creating a clear and sharp reflection.
Luminous refers to something that emits light on its own, like the sun or a light bulb. Reflect means to bounce back light, sound, or heat off a surface, like a mirror reflecting an image.
Things that emit include light bulbs, the sun, and fire, which release energy in the form of light and heat. Things that reflect include mirrors, glass windows, and shiny surfaces, which bounce light off them without absorbing it.
Red light is mostly absorbed by objects, so it doesn't bounce off much. However, if red light does bounce off an object, it will retain its red color.
There is colored light bouncing off from the atmosphere to the sky. The light is all the colors of the rainbow, but blue happens to bounce off the most.
There is colored light bouncing off from the atmosphere to the sky. The light is all the colors of the rainbow, but blue happens to bounce off the most.
Because of the oxygen in the ozone layer.The sky is blue because of light rays reflecting off of Earth's water. The rays bounce off of the water, and carry the blue color with them, where they then bounce off of particles of our atmosphere's air, thus, the blue color is produced.
The scientific term for bounce off of is "reflect."
When light waves bounce off matter, it is called reflection. This happens when light waves hit a smooth and shiny surface, causing them to bounce off at the same angle they hit the surface.
there are no particles for the light to bounce off of
This phenomenon is called reflection. When light rays hit a surface and bounce off, they create an image of the object.
Space is black because there is nothing there for light to bounce off of. Since black is not a colour by itself, but an absence of colour, this is why space looks black.
The process described is called reflection. Light waves bounce off an object's surface, altering their direction and creating what we perceive as the object's color and appearance.
That will scatter.
Things like photons, particles, and waves can interact with light through phenomena like reflection, refraction, and scattering, causing them to "bounce off" light. In the case of reflection, objects with smooth surfaces can bounce light rays off at equal angles, like a mirror. In refraction, light can change direction or bend when passing through different mediums, like glass.