Select those objects from the following which shine:
Glass bowl, plastic toy, steel spoon, cotton shirt
A glass bowl and steel spoon are shining objects as they reflect light.
Reflection is the change in direction of a wave or simply a wave moving back into the medium it came from. For example, the reflection of light, sound, and water waves.
Some objects reflect light, these are known as
shiny objects, like glass and steel. The property of a substance to give a shiny appearance is called Lustre.
Examples: All metals are generally lustrous in nature like Gold and Silver.
[Extra Information: Light transmission capacity varies from object to object.
Materials that allow light to pass through them are called transparent materials.
Examples include Glass, water, etc.
Materials that allow light to pass through them partially are called translucent materials.
Examples include sunglass, wax paper, fingers, cotton shirt, etc.
Materials that don’t reflect lights are
known as Opaque materials.
Examples include a plastic toy, stones, etc.]
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