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What is a mirror also known as?

Looking glass (correct)

Reflective surface

Vision enhancer

Image reflector

Why do modern mirrors use metals like silver or aluminium?

Enhanced durability

Reduced weight

High reflectivity (correct)

Color variety

What happens to the image when light waves reflect from a mirror?

Retain the same degree of curvature and vergence (correct)

Become larger in size

Completely reverse direction

Lose their wave properties

How do mirrors allow viewers to see objects around a corner?

By reflecting light from objects at an angle Signup and view all the answers

What materials have been historically used to manufacture mirrors?

Stone, metals, and glass Signup and view all the answers

What branch of physics studies the behaviour and properties of light?

Optics Signup and view all the answers

Which model of light treats light as a collection of rays that travel in straight lines and bend when they pass through or reflect from surfaces?

Geometric optics Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common form of electromagnetic radiation used in practical optics?

Visible light Signup and view all the answers

Which model of light includes wave effects such as diffraction and interference that cannot be accounted for in geometric optics?

Physical optics Signup and view all the answers

What theory led to the discovery that light waves were in fact electromagnetic radiation?

Electromagnetic theory Signup and view all the answers