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What is the angle of incidence in a ray diagram?
What is the angle of incidence in a ray diagram?
What describes a plane mirror?
What describes a plane mirror?
What causes shadows to form?
What causes shadows to form?
What is the correct description of the normal in a ray diagram?
What is the correct description of the normal in a ray diagram?
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Which statement accurately describes light traveling through a medium?
Which statement accurately describes light traveling through a medium?
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Study Notes
Reflection of Light
- Incident Ray: A ray of light traveling toward a surface
- Angle of Incidence: The angle between the incident ray and the normal line.
- Normal: A line perpendicular to the surface at the point where the ray strikes.
- Reflected Ray: A ray that bounces off the surface, originating at the point where the incident ray meets the normal.
- Angle of Reflection: The angle between the reflected ray and the normal.
- Plane Mirror: A mirror with a flat reflective surface.
- Reflection: The change in direction of a wave as it bounces off a surface.
Shadows
- Shadows: Formed when light is blocked by an opaque object.
- Object Proximity and Shadow Size: Objects closer to the light source produce larger shadows; objects further away, smaller shadows.
- Light Straight-Line Travel: Light travels in a straight line as long as it remains in the same medium.
- Medium: The substance through which light travels.
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Explore the concepts of reflection and shadows in this quiz. Test your understanding of how light behaves when it encounters different surfaces and the factors affecting shadow formation. Perfect for students learning about optics and the properties of light.