Vocab. 23

An image that appears to come from a place that the light does not actually come from.

• Concave Mirror

• Real Image

• Angle of Incidence

• Virtual Image

An inwardly curved mirror that causes parallel light waves to come together

• Convex Mirror

• Concave Mirror

• Law of reflection

• Focal Point

An outward curved mirror that causes light waves to spread apart

• Convex Mirror

• Lens

• Focal Point

• Concave Mirror

 An image formed when light from an object converges. 

• Concave Lens

• Virtual Image

• Law of reflection

• Real Image

A clear optical tool that reflects light

• Concave Mirror

• Lens

• Real Image

• Convex Lens

The angle at which light hits the surface is equal to the angle at which the light is reflected from the surface

• Law of reflection

• Concave Lens

• Convex Lens

• Angle of Incidence

The point where all light rays converge

• Angle of Incidence

• Convex Lens

• Focal Point

• Real Image

A lens that is thinner in the middle and thicker on the edges and reflects light outward from the focal point

• Concave Lens

• Lens

• Convex Lens

• Focal Point

 A lens that is thicker in the middle and thinner on the edges and light waves converge at the focal point

• Convex Mirror

• Focal Point

• Concave Lens

• Convex Lens

 The angle between the normal and the ray of light 

• Lens

• Angle of Incidence

• Virtual Image

• Real Image