Question

The bouncing of a beam of light from a polished surface in some other direction is called -

• A. refraction
• B. reflection
• C. dispersion
• D. scattering

Answer 1

The correct option is B reflection

$Refraction$ of light is the phenomenon of bending of light or change in the direction of light, when it passes obliquely from one transparent medium to another.
$Reflection$ is the phenomenon in which light rays on striking a polished surface(such as a mirror) bounce back or are sent back into the same medium.
$Dispersion$ is the phenomenon of splitting of white light into its component colours (VIBGYOR) on passing through a glass prism.
$Scattering$ is the phenomenon by which a beam of light is redirected or deflected in many different directions, when it passes through an imperfect medium, due to interaction with the particles of the medium.
Hence, the correct answer is OPTION B.