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Reflections occur when light bounces of a smooth and shiny surface. Glass mirrors have a thin layer of silver on the back so that light is reflected.
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How will you compare prism to raindrops?
Light is refracted and reflected by a (glass) prism Light is refracted and reflected by a raindrop
What color has the most color?
Technically white. Color is from wavelengths of light being reflected, and white is a reflection of all wavelengths
Describe the path of a light ray that hits a mirror at its vertex?
It is reflected out at exactly the same angle at which it came in, according to the Law of Reflection.
What is the resulting transformation when a figure is reflected across line m then reflected across line n?
Ask your teacher
What is the line over which a figure is reflected?
It is the axis of reflection.
What happens to sun light that strikes a leaf but is not trap by the chlorophyll?
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
What happens to the energy in the wavelengths of light that are not reflected?
they are absorbed
What happens when a ray of light is directed at a mirror?
it is reflected
What happens to the amount of light reflected by the moon to the earth as it turns towards the sun?
it is because of this reflected light you can clearly see the moon
What happens when light strikes a substance?
It is reflected and/or absorbed depending on the color of the light and the object.
What happens when light hits an object that it cannot pass through?
The light reflected and/or absorbed
What happens when white light strikes an object?
Depending on the object, it may be reflected, absorbed, refracted or internally reflected.
What happens to light that strikes an opaque material?
It gets absorbed or reflected
What happens when you shine a light ray onto a ray box?
It is reflected
What happens to sound or light waves when they hit a smooth surface?
They are reflected :)
What happens to the light rays as they hit the mirror?
They are reflected at the angle of incidence.
What happens to light when it is reflected in a tilted mirror?
The mirror will shoot the light the way it is pointing.
