compare and contrast #2
by:shania drain-harris
Absorption
-the transfer of light energy to matter.
- fact=a related phennomen
- an example would be soaking up water.
Refraction
-the change of direction of a wave as it passes from one medium of a wave into another at a angle.
- fact=Light rays usually travel in straight lines, but when they pass from one material to another they can be forced to bend
- example would be a straw in a glass of water
Reflection
-the bouncing of light off a surface.
- fact=reflections are usually caused by shiny things
- example would mirrors
Scattering
-occurs when light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium.
example would almost anything because light scatters off almost anything.