REFLECTION AND MIRRORS Flashcards
bouncing back of light
Reflection
Line that separates incident ray and reflected ray
Normal
It divides 2 ray into 2 angles
Normal
Ray 1 is also known as
Incident ray
Ray 2 is also known as
Reflected ray
Initial ray that will touch the object
Incident ray
ray that bounces back
Reflected ray
Angle 1 is also known as
Angle of incidence
Angle 2 is also known as
Angle of reflection
Angle between the incident ray and normal
Angle of incidence
Angle between normal and reflected ray
Angle of reflection
Total degrees of angle
180⁰
imaginary line between incident and reflected ray
Normal
2 types of reflection
Regular/specular and diffuse
reflection that has a smooth surface
Regular/specular reflection
reflection that has an irregular pattern and rough surface
Diffuse reflection
2 main ideas of law of reflection
- Incident, normal and reflective ray will all be in a single surface.
- Angle of incidence should be equal to angle of reflection.
Mirror that will reflect an actual image
Plane mirror
flat mirror
Plane mirror
2 types of image
Real image and virtual image
Are real images inverted or always upside down?
Yes
Are virtual images upright?
Yes