Joshua+P

Joshua P. 2011-12
 * THE STUDY OF HOW MUCH LIGHT IS REFLECTED OFF OF EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS**


 * ABSTRACT**

The purpose of these experiments was to discover what materials reflected the most light and how much light passed through different objects and liquids. Objects reflect light because the light will strike an object and then bounce off at an angle equal to the angle at which it struck. A mirror, aluminum foil, and a piece of paper were placed on a table in a dark room with the flashlight held 6 in away and the light probe was held 6 in away at an equal angle. It was found that the mirror reflected the most light (238 LUX), the paper reflected the least light (8.33 LUX), and the aluminum reflected the second most light (46.66 LUX). These results were found because a mirror is a smooth, shiny reflective surface, aluminum foil is a wrinkly, shiny surface and paper is a rough, dull surface.


 * CONCLUSION**

The most important information in this experiment was that the mirror reflected the most light, and the paper reflected the least. The hypothesis was correct because it was predicted that the mirror would reflect the most light and that the paper would reflect the least. A future follow up experiment that could be done would be to reflect light off of different slightly clear surfaces or to shine light through sunglasses to find out how much they help.