Tanya enters her dark bedroom at night with only a flashlight. She aims the light beam downward, in the direction of a small mirror, mounted near the bottom of the opposite wall.  Her floor is completely covered with a pure black rug. If she looks in the direction of the mirror, what will she most likely see?(the flashlight, her face, her pants, her shoes, just black, or something else)? Draw in arrows to justify your answer

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Tanya enters her dark bedroom at night with only a flashlight. She aims the light beam downward, in the direction of a small mirror, mounted near the bottom of the opposite wall.  Her floor is completely covered with a pure black rug.

If she looks in the direction of the mirror, what will she most likely see?(the flashlight, her face, her pants, her shoes, just black, or something else)?

Draw in arrows to justify your answer

The image illustrates an experiment involving reflection and absorption using a flashlight, a mirror, and a black rug. 

- **Wall:** The vertical surface where the mirror is partially mounted.
- **Mirror:** Positioned on the wall to reflect light from the flashlight.
- **Tanya's Eye:** The point from which the observation is made.
- **Flashlight:** Held by Tanya, directed towards the mirror to demonstrate the behavior of light.
- **Black Rug:** Covers the floor, potentially absorbing any light that hits it, rather than reflecting.

This setup is used to demonstrate how light can be reflected off surfaces like mirrors and absorbed by darker materials such as the rug.
Transcribed Image Text:The image illustrates an experiment involving reflection and absorption using a flashlight, a mirror, and a black rug. - **Wall:** The vertical surface where the mirror is partially mounted. - **Mirror:** Positioned on the wall to reflect light from the flashlight. - **Tanya's Eye:** The point from which the observation is made. - **Flashlight:** Held by Tanya, directed towards the mirror to demonstrate the behavior of light. - **Black Rug:** Covers the floor, potentially absorbing any light that hits it, rather than reflecting. This setup is used to demonstrate how light can be reflected off surfaces like mirrors and absorbed by darker materials such as the rug.
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