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1
Q

a smooth reflecting surfaces, usually made up of polished metal or glass that has been coated with some metallic substance

reflects whatever is infront of it

A

mirror

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light will just pass thru it

A

aluminum

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3
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the reflected light causes an _____ to be formed

A

image

reflection of light in a smooth substance*

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4
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images are formed when _____ strikes a reflecting surface such as mirror or lens

A

light

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5
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the actual source of incident rays

A

object

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6
Q

what you see in the mirror

formed by reflected rays

A

image

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7
Q

ray of light that strikes the surface

A

incident rays

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8
Q

mirrors can produce images that can be projected on screen

occurs when light rays actually intersect at the image

always inverted

A

real image

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produce images that cannot be projected on screen

occurs when light rays do not actually meet at the image

A

virtual image

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10
Q

a flat mirror that reflect light rays in the same way that they approach the mirror

same amount of incident rays, same amount of plane mirror

what you see is what you get

always the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror

A

plane mirror

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11
Q

second class of mirror in a form of spherical mirror

A

curved/spherical mirror

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12
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converging mirror where light rays that strike the mirror surface are reflected so they “converge” or “come together” at a point

A

concave

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Q

a diverging mirror where the light rays that strike the mirror surface are reflected so that they “go apart” and they never come to a point

A

convex

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14
Q

what are u gona consider in tracing image in mirrors?

A

type of mirror
size
location

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15
Q

the center of the circle of which the mirror represents a small arc

A

center of curvature

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16
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where parallel light rays converge; always found at the inner part of the circle of which the mirror is a small arc

A

focus

17
Q

where the mirror crosses the principal axis

where the principal is passing thru

A

vertex point

18
Q

line drawn thru the vertex, focus and the center of curvature of the mirror upon which the object rests

A

principal axis

19
Q

distance from the focus to the vertex of the mirror

A

focal length

20
Q

the distance from the center of curvature to the vertex of the mirror; it corresponds to the radius of the circle

A

radius of curvature

21
Q

how to describe the image formed?

A

SALT

size
attitude
location
type

22
Q

in comparison to the original object. is it the same size, smaller or bigger?

A

size

23
Q

which way the image oriented compared to the original?

A

attitude (upright or inverted)

24
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in front or behind

A

location

25
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image/real image/virtual image

A

type

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