Reflection Of Light Flashcards
1
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Reflection of the light can be analyzed by treating it as a..
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Particle
2
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The path travelled by the particles of light is represented by a …
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Ray
3
Q
Types of reflection
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Regular or specular reflection and diffused reflection
4
Q
Smooth surfaces
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Regular or specular reflection
5
Q
Rough surfaces
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Diffused reflection
6
Q
Any surface that is smooth enough to produce regular reflection of light incident upon it
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Mirror
7
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Type of mirrors
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Plane mirror and spherical mirror
8
Q
Two types of spherical mirror
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Concave and convex mirror
9
Q
Types of images
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Real image and virtual image
10
Q
- formed in front of the mirror
- can be projected on a screen
- always inverted
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Real image
11
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- at the back of the mirror
- cannot be focused on screen
- always upright
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Virtual image
12
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Example of a real image
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Concave mirrors
13
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Example of a virtual image
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Convex mirrors
14
Q
- images are always virtual
- the object and the image has the same size
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Plane mirror
15
Q
The turning back of a wave upon hitting an object
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Reflection
