Physics GCSE
diffuse reflection
What diffuse reflection means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of diffuse reflection
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Reflection from a rough surface, where the normals point in many different directions so parallel rays leave at many different angles and the light is scattered.
Topics that use diffuse reflection
- Visible light (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- absorption
- colour filters
- frequency and wavelength
- heating by absorbed light
- law of reflection
- opaque surfaces
- selective reflection
- specular reflection
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