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What is the luster of fresh aluminum foil?
Fresh aluminum foil has a shiny and metallic luster, reflecting light due to its smooth surface.
Which surface would have the highest albedo?
A surface covered in freshly fallen snow would have the highest albedo, reflecting the most sunlight back into space.
What effect would thick cloud cover have on the tempreture of earth's surface?
Thick cloud cover can have a cooling effect on Earth's surface by reflecting sunlight back into space before it reaches the surface. This prevents the sunlight from warming the surface, resulting in lower temperatures.
Which change would cause a decrease in the amount of insolation absorbed at Earths surface?
An increase in cloud cover or an increase in atmospheric particulates like aerosols would lead to a decrease in the amount of insolation absorbed at Earth's surface by reflecting more sunlight back to space before it can reach the surface.
Do heat and light from the sun have to pass through the atmosphere to reach earth?
Yes, both heat and light from the sun need to pass through Earth's atmosphere to reach the surface of the planet. The atmosphere allows some of the sun's energy to pass through and reach the surface while also absorbing and reflecting some of it.
Which type of mirror uses its outside as the reflecting surface?
convex mirror
Is the reflecting surface of the mirror flat curved inward or curved outward?
The reflecting surface of a mirror is flat.
A mirror with a reflecting surface that caves inward is said to be?
A CONCAVE mirror is a mirror with a reflecting surface that curves inward.
What is a smooth reflecting surface?
Its is a convex!!
What are 3 examples of light being reflected?
Mirror reflecting light off its surface. Water surface reflecting sunlight. Shiny metal surface reflecting light.
What is a common reflecting surface that is smooth?
Glass or water.
What is the scientific name of mirror?
The scientific name of mirror is "speculum."
Has a reflecting surface that curves outward?
A convex reflector.
What is a line perpendicular to a reflecting surface called?
a tangent
What is the meaning of reflector?
One who, or that which, reflects., Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc., A reflecting telescope., A device for reflecting sound.
What is the word for light bouncing off of the surface?
Reflection
What is a good sentence for the word reflecting?
My work was really reflecting on how I think.
