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The amount of light reflected depends on the smoothness of the surface --
smooth reflects better than rough. The amount absorbed depends on the color
of the surface -- dark colors absorb better than light; flat black absorbs
best of all.
Also, the angle at which the light strikes the object has an effect on the
amount absorbed and/or reflected. If the rays strike the surface straight
down at a 90 degree angle, absorption is favored and reflection less favored.
If the light strikes the surface at a low angle, reflection is favored over
absorption.
However, the interplay of these factors and the composition of the surface
can complicate things greatly. Consider also the difference between a black
(or white) car and a black (or white) bath towel -- or the difference between
a glass mirror and a piece of glass covered with a film of flat black soot.
Finally, large differences can occur if the light can penetrate into the
surface. The greater the penetration, the less the reflection and the more
the absorption.
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How do absorption and reflection relate to one another in the context of light and sound waves?
Absorption and reflection are two ways in which light and sound waves interact with surfaces. Absorption occurs when waves are taken in by a material, converting their energy into heat. Reflection, on the other hand, happens when waves bounce off a surface without being absorbed. In the context of light and sound waves, absorption and reflection are related in that they both affect how waves behave when they encounter different materials or surfaces.
How does absorption reflection and refraction change the movement of P waves?
Absorption, reflection and refraction will all change of the movement of P waves. Absorption will reduce the energy of the waves. Reflection will bounce the waves back. Refraction will change the angle of the waves based on what they are bouncing off of.
What are the 3 properties of light?
The three properties of light are reflection, refraction, and absorption. Reflection occurs when light bounces off a surface, refraction is the bending of light as it passes through different materials, and absorption is the process of light being taken in and converted into other forms of energy.
How do absorption reflection and refraction change the movement of P waves?
P waves can be absorbed, reflected, and refracted as they pass through different layers of the Earth. Absorption can weaken the P wave as it travels through the medium, reflection can change its direction when it encounters a boundary between materials of different densities, and refraction can cause the wave to bend as it moves through materials with varying speeds.
What are the four interactions light can have with matter?
The four interactions light can have with matter are absorption, reflection, transmission, and scattering. Absorption occurs when light is taken in by the material, reflection happens when light bounces off the surface, transmission is when light passes through the material, and scattering involves the redirection of light waves in different directions.
What processes produce the different colors you see in opaque objects?
absorption and reflection of different wavelengths of light
How do absorption and reflection relate to one another in the context of light and sound waves?
Absorption and reflection are two ways in which light and sound waves interact with surfaces. Absorption occurs when waves are taken in by a material, converting their energy into heat. Reflection, on the other hand, happens when waves bounce off a surface without being absorbed. In the context of light and sound waves, absorption and reflection are related in that they both affect how waves behave when they encounter different materials or surfaces.
How does absorption reflection and refraction change the movement of P waves?
Absorption, reflection and refraction will all change of the movement of P waves. Absorption will reduce the energy of the waves. Reflection will bounce the waves back. Refraction will change the angle of the waves based on what they are bouncing off of.
As em waves travel in space only one can happen... Reflection Attenuation absorption refraction.?
absorption
What happens during reflection absorption scattering and transmission?
Nothing
What do chromatophores produce?
they can produce colors by the reflection after absorption of light.
What are the 3 properties of light?
The three properties of light are reflection, refraction, and absorption. Reflection occurs when light bounces off a surface, refraction is the bending of light as it passes through different materials, and absorption is the process of light being taken in and converted into other forms of energy.
How do absorption reflection and refraction change the movement of P waves?
P waves can be absorbed, reflected, and refracted as they pass through different layers of the Earth. Absorption can weaken the P wave as it travels through the medium, reflection can change its direction when it encounters a boundary between materials of different densities, and refraction can cause the wave to bend as it moves through materials with varying speeds.
What are the four interactions light can have with matter?
The four interactions light can have with matter are absorption, reflection, transmission, and scattering. Absorption occurs when light is taken in by the material, reflection happens when light bounces off the surface, transmission is when light passes through the material, and scattering involves the redirection of light waves in different directions.
What interaction of light with matter cause light to change?
Reflection, refraction, absorption.
What are the five different types of wave interactions?
The five different types of wave interactions are reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, and absorption. Reflection occurs when a wave bounces off a surface, refraction is the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another, diffraction is the bending of a wave around obstacles, interference is the interaction of two or more waves, and absorption is the transfer of energy from a wave to the medium it is traveling through.
What make the wave weaker when a waves energy is lost to a surface?
Absorption. -Apex
