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Ice Fields Parkway
The still waters below the ice fields provides a perfect reflector of what lies above it, leaving an image of the ice fields in the water. This phenomenon of specular reflection occurs for smooth surfaces and leads to the formation of images.
For more information about the physics of specular reflection and image formation, visit The Physics Classroom Tutorial - www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln/index.cfm.
Ice Fields Parkway
The still waters below the ice fields provides a perfect reflector of what lies above it, leaving an image of the ice fields in the water. This phenomenon of specular reflection occurs for smooth surfaces and leads to the formation of images.
For more information about the physics of specular reflection and image formation, visit The Physics Classroom Tutorial - www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/refln/index.cfm.