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What are 3 types of waves that can be reflected?
Light waves: when light hits a smooth surface, it can be reflected. Sound waves: sound can bounce off hard surfaces such as walls, resulting in reflection. Water waves: waves in the ocean or a pond can be reflected off a barrier or shore.
Why is ocean water blue?
Ocean water appears blue because it absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum and reflects blue light. This happens because water molecules absorb longer wavelengths of light, like red and orange, while shorter wavelengths, like blue, are scattered and reflected back to our eyes.
Can light be reflected off water?
Yes. Everything you see is the light reflecting off of the object you see. So when you see yourself in water that the light bouncing off your face onto the water and back to your eyes.
Why is light internally reflected in a raindrop?
Light is internally reflected in a raindrop because of the difference in the refractive index between air and water. When light enters the water droplet at a certain angle, it bends due to the change in medium. If the angle is just right, the light is reflected internally off the surface of the droplet and then refracted again when it exits, creating a rainbow.
What happens when a ray of light strikes a flat water surface?
Whenever light hits a water surface, some of the light is reflected off, and some of it is refracted, or "bent", deeper into the water. The proportion that is reflected and refracted depends on the wavelength of the light and the angle of incidence. When light goes straight down into the water, most of it penetrates the surface and goes into the water. When the light impacts at an angle, more of the light is reflected away.
What is reflected light from the water or light?
Water is a completely smooth surface and light is reflected from the sun.
What are 3 types of waves that can be reflected?
Light waves: when light hits a smooth surface, it can be reflected. Sound waves: sound can bounce off hard surfaces such as walls, resulting in reflection. Water waves: waves in the ocean or a pond can be reflected off a barrier or shore.
Why does a red fish look black in the ocean greater than water depth of 10 meters?
Has to do with reflected light, its wavelength, and how water effects it. Red light cannot travel as deep in water as green or blue. Therefor, when a red fish goes deeper the needed RED LIGHT cannot reach it and will not be reflected off the fish. SO! It looks black because it is REFLECTING no color. Thats what color is... reflected light.
What percent of light energy is converted to chemical energy in the ocean?
Approximately 1% of light energy is converted to chemical energy in the ocean through photosynthesis by marine plants and algae. The rest of the light energy is reflected, refracted, or absorbed by the water.
What are 3 examples of light being reflected?
- light reflected from a window- light reflected from a mirror- light reflected from snow
Why is ocean water blue?
Ocean water appears blue because it absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum and reflects blue light. This happens because water molecules absorb longer wavelengths of light, like red and orange, while shorter wavelengths, like blue, are scattered and reflected back to our eyes.
Why is ocean blue coloured in a map?
The ocean is blue due to the way that light enters the atmosphere. The spectrum (Rainbow effect) refracts the light and the light is blue this light is reflected of the ocean to make it look blue. this mixed with the depth enables the sea to look blue.
Why does a glass of water appear to have no color but the ocean is a deep blue color?
Color depends on reflected light, in most cases that reflected light is blue. Now bear in mind that it takes an extreme amount of water and light for our eyes to pick up on that reflected light. Is a glass of water sitting in the sun reflecting blue? Yes, but it's too minute for us to pick up on it. By the same token, fill two identical glasses, one with tap water and one with ocean water, set them side by side in the sun, and you won't be able to tell any difference...even though you KNOW the ocean water is reflecting blue (as is the tap water).
Can light be reflected off water?
Yes. Everything you see is the light reflecting off of the object you see. So when you see yourself in water that the light bouncing off your face onto the water and back to your eyes.
Why is light internally reflected in a raindrop?
Light is internally reflected in a raindrop because of the difference in the refractive index between air and water. When light enters the water droplet at a certain angle, it bends due to the change in medium. If the angle is just right, the light is reflected internally off the surface of the droplet and then refracted again when it exits, creating a rainbow.
What happens when a ray of light strikes a flat water surface?
Whenever light hits a water surface, some of the light is reflected off, and some of it is refracted, or "bent", deeper into the water. The proportion that is reflected and refracted depends on the wavelength of the light and the angle of incidence. When light goes straight down into the water, most of it penetrates the surface and goes into the water. When the light impacts at an angle, more of the light is reflected away.
When unpolarized light is incident at a grazing angle upon water what can you say about the reflected light?
The reflected light will be partially polarized perpendicular to the plane of incidence. This is due to the Brewster's angle effect, where light polarized in the plane of incidence is fully transmitted into the water, leaving the reflected light to be partially polarized perpendicular to the plane of incidence.
