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Why does a rough surface reflect light in many directions?
It reflects in different directions because its rough, there is many sides so the light reflects of the sides causing it to reflect in different directions.
What is the angle of incidence when a ray of light falls on spherical mirror from its centre of curvature?
That ray of light is just a radius of the sphere. It's perpendicular to the sphere everywhere, so the angle of incidence is zero ... the ray of light arrives along the normal to the mirror at any point.
Why does light reflect in a mirror?
A glass mirror is a piece of glass with a reflective coating on the back side. If a surface is extremely smooth and flat, it will reflect light waves without distorting them. Metal mirrors are less efficient, generally because the metal is difficult to polish to the same smoothness as glass. Water can be an effective mirror, if the surface of it is perfectly smooth. The question is Why? The answer is that light reflects off everything. It is normal for light to reflect. A photon hits an atom or molecule of substance and it bounces off it. That's how come we can see things. Because light bounces off them. So it is no mystery that light bounces off (reflects) mirrors. The only difference between mirrors and other things is they bounce nearly ALL the light wave lengths back and are smooth to not distort the reflection and we are accustomed to use them for looking at ourselves and come to think of them as different. If all the wavelengths were not reflected the mirror would have a colour. The colour of the reflected wavelengths of light. Absorption of a wavelength would be, I'd guess (I'm no scientist) the losing of some of the energy of those photons - lose all its energy and it'd be extinguished, I guess. Possibly the question really should be Why Can't We See A Mirror? because that's the funny thing: we see only the reflections and fail to see the reflective surface and that's because, again, 'seeing' means looking at reflected light. light bounces off the reflecting surface of the mirror. Note the reflecting surface of a mirror is commonly the metallic coating on the back of a sheet of glass. So if it's reflecting off metal why not make metal mirrors with no glass? Because this way is cheaper and easier. Depositing a fine layer of metal on a totally smooth piece of glass is a lot easier than taking a piece of metal and and polishing to a high finish - and then keep it that way.
What happens when you shine light at an angle toward a mirror?
so it is the same when you put a maginifing glass up to a leaf- you make sure that the dot is as small as can be and you will have a hole in the leaf! so this happen by you focusing all the light on spot that you want to burn - remember light gives off heat (same happens when youshine light at an angle toward a mirror)
What does a ''colorless'' object look like?
Since the color of an object is what it reflects from light, a colorless object would reflect no light, therefore it would be black. The object could also reflect all light, so it would be white. But either way black and white are not defined as colors. Colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet).
Are mirrored sunglasses just for looks or does that serve a purpose?
The mirror actually reflect a lot of harmful light so they protect you well.
What kind of mirror is used for flashlight?
A parabolic mirror is commonly used for flashlights as it can reflect the light from the bulb in a focused beam, helping to direct the light in a specific direction. This type of mirror is designed to gather as much light as possible and reflect it forward.
Can gray rock reflect light?
If an object doesn't reflect light, it will appear perfectly black. So yes, in a sense, a rock does reflect light, since this is what enables you to see it. It is, however, a poor reflector, compared with, say, water, or a mirror. If an object doesn't reflect light, it will appear perfectly black. So yes, in a sense, a rock does reflect light, since this is what enables you to see it. It is, however, a poor reflector, compared with, say, water, or a mirror.
Can a mirror reflect sound?
No, mirrors cannot reflect sound as they are designed to reflect light. Sound waves interact differently with surfaces compared to light waves, so while mirrors work for reflecting light, they do not work for reflecting sound.
What color are mirrors?
Mirrors do not have a color of their own. They reflect light, so the color you perceive when looking at a mirror is the result of the light reflecting off the mirror's surface.
Does a mirror reflect UV rays?
Yes, mirrors can reflect UV rays just like they reflect visible light. However, not all mirrors are designed to reflect UV rays effectively, so it depends on the specific type of mirror being used. UV light can cause damage to mirrors over time if they are not properly treated to reflect those rays.
Why can't we see our image in the mirror in a dark room?
In a dark room, there is no light to reflect off your body and back into your eyes, so you can't see your reflection in the mirror. Mirrors work by reflecting light, so in the absence of light, there is nothing to see.
How does a mirror work so you can see yourself?
Light bounces off of you, and you absorb some of it. The light that you don't absorb bounces off in a lots of directions. If you are standing near a mirror, some of that light that bounced off you hits the mirror. Mirrors don't absorb any of the light, they reflect it, so all the light bounces again, back at you. The light that goes into your eyes is what you see.
What surface reflects so much light it seems to glow?
A highly polished surface, such as a mirror or a metallic object, can reflect so much light that it appears to glow. This effect is due to the surface's ability to reflect and scatter light in a way that creates a bright and luminous appearance.
A convex mirror will make light rays more what?
"A convex mirror is sometimes referred to as a divergingmirror due to the fact that incident light originating from the same point and will reflect off the mirror surface and diverge."So, a convex mirror will reflect and diverge (scatter) the incident light rays (it produces a virtual image), while a convex lens will do the opposite. It will converge light rays passing through it.
Does the moon reflect the sun's heat as well as its light?
Yes I thinK so....
How do you get the light to hit the rover on Lunar Colony Island?
Climb up and open the roof to let the sunlight in. Change the angle of the large mirror to aim the light to the left across the room, where it will reflect off another mirror. Adjust that mirror so that the light shines on the solar battery charger in the rover.
