Answer to Question #141620 in Physics for victory

Question

Choose the correct answer:
You are walking along a street just before sunset, going due west, next to a modern
building with glass walls that reflect the sun's rays into your eyes. You put on a pair of
Polaroid sunglasses and find that
a) reflected glare from the windows is much reduced because the Polaroids absorb light
polarized horizontally.
b) reflected glare is much reduced because the Polaroids normally absorb light that is
polarized vertically.
c) reflected glare is reduced just as much as light from other sources; that is, the entire
scene is somewhat darkened, but the reflected light from the windows is not particularly
diminished.
d) reflected glare from the windows is actually enhanced compared with other light
because the Polaroids normally absorb light that is polarized vertically.
e) reflected glare from the windows is actually enhanced compared with other light because
the Polaroids normally absorb light that is polarized horizontally.

Answer 1

Answer: b) reflected glare is much reduced because the Polaroids normally absorb light that is polarized vertically.