Question

A plane mirror reflects sunlight to form a bright patch on the wall but a wooden table does not.
Explain why?

Answer 1

Answer:

because wooden patch donot allow the light to emit or go through it

Explanation:

because a plane mirror have smooth surface and a smooth surface allow light to pass through it

and a wooden surface have rough surface which do not allow light to pass through it

Answer 2

Answer:

• Mirror-reflects light

• Wooden table-does not reflect light

Explanation:

• A mirror  has a smooth and clear surface so reflection light rays are reflected back as incident light rays in one direction.
• A wooden table does not have smooth and clear surface where light rays fall on the rough surface and incident rays are reflected in different directions.