REFLECTION AND MIRRORS Flashcards

1
Q

bouncing back of light

A

Reflection

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2
Q

Line that separates incident ray and reflected ray

A

Normal

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3
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It divides 2 ray into 2 angles

A

Normal

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4
Q

Ray 1 is also known as

A

Incident ray

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5
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Ray 2 is also known as

A

Reflected ray

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6
Q

Initial ray that will touch the object

A

Incident ray

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7
Q

ray that bounces back

A

Reflected ray

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8
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Angle 1 is also known as

A

Angle of incidence

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9
Q

Angle 2 is also known as

A

Angle of reflection

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10
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Angle between the incident ray and normal

A

Angle of incidence

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11
Q

Angle between normal and reflected ray

A

Angle of reflection

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12
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Total degrees of angle

A

180⁰

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13
Q

imaginary line between incident and reflected ray

A

Normal

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14
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2 types of reflection

A

Regular/specular and diffuse

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15
Q

reflection that has a smooth surface

A

Regular/specular reflection

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16
Q

reflection that has an irregular pattern and rough surface

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Diffuse reflection

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17
Q

2 main ideas of law of reflection

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  1. Incident, normal and reflective ray will all be in a single surface.
  2. Angle of incidence should be equal to angle of reflection.
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18
Q

Mirror that will reflect an actual image

A

Plane mirror

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19
Q

flat mirror

A

Plane mirror

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20
Q

2 types of image

A

Real image and virtual image

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21
Q

Are real images inverted or always upside down?

A

Yes

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22
Q

Are virtual images upright?

A

Yes

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23
Q

This image can be found in screens

A

Virtual image

24
Q

2 types of spherical mirror

A

concave convex

25
Q

curvature is going inwards

A

concave

26
Q

curvature is going outwards

A

convex

27
Q

also known as converging mirror

A

concave

28
Q

also known as diverging mirror

A

convex

29
Q

reflected rays will intersect at the principal focus

A

concave

30
Q

reflected rays will go away from one another

A

convex

31
Q

straight line that connects the center, focus, vertex

A

optical axis or principal axis

32
Q

center of the sphere from where the mirror was
taken

A

center of curvature

33
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center of curvature is denoted by

A

(C)

34
Q

The center of the mirror. It sometimes the pole of the mirror.

A

vertex

35
Q

vertex is denoted by

A

(V)

36
Q

is the radius of the sphere.

A

radius of curvature

37
Q

radius of curvature is denoted by

A

(R)

38
Q

refers to the width of the mirror

A

aperture

39
Q

aperture is denoted by

A

(AB)

40
Q

is the point where the reflected rays meet for converging mirror

A

principal focus

41
Q

principal focus is denoted by

A

(F)

42
Q

the point where the reflected rays seem to come from behind a diverging mirror.

A

principal focus

43
Q

is the distance from the pole to the principal focus

A

focal length

44
Q

focal length is denoted by:

A

(f)

45
Q

The focal
length is ______ of the radius of curvature

A

one half

46
Q

True or false
The image formed by a convex mirror is never real because the reflected rays spread
out from the mirror.

A

True

47
Q

True or false
Images formed by a convex mirror are always virtual, upright, and
smaller than the object.

A

True

48
Q

True or false
A concave mirror can produce a real or virtual images

A

True

49
Q

method to describe the size of an object

A

ray diagramming

50
Q

used to determine the apparent location of an image formed by a plane mirror

A

ray diagram

51
Q

point of intersection of 2 incident rays

A

location of object

52
Q

point of intersection of 2 reflected rays

A

location of image

53
Q

Complete the sentence:
If the ray passes through the center of curvature;

A

It is reflected along itself (both incident and reflected)

54
Q

If the incident is parallel to the optical axis;

A

the reflected ray will pass through the focus

55
Q

If the incident ray passes through the principal focus;

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the reflected ray will be parallel to the optical axis