Question

You take a walk in a rainy night. A street lamp on the corner is mirrored in a puddle of clear water on the ground. In this scenario, visible light is being transmitted, reflected, absorbed and emitted. Explain how this is occurring? (What is emitting, transmitting, absorbing and reflecting the light?)

Answer 1

Answer:

emitting - street lamp, the "source" of the light

transmitting - air and water allow light waves to move through them

absorbing - all the dark surfaces around the street lamp which look dark even when light falls on them

reflecting the light - the puddle of water, which is how a mirror image of the street lamp is formed.