Law of Reflection in a Plane Mirror

Which of the following is demonstrated when light bounces off of mirrors or shiny surfaces?

• Scattering

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

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Light travels in straight lines until reflected by another object. Which illustration best shows the light being reflected?

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A plane mirror produces a/an 

• a small, real image

• a large, real image

•  a small, virtual image

• a same sized, virtual image

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

• Law of Reflection

• Law of Light

• Incidence Ray

• The Normal

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The ray that bounces off the mirror.

• Angle of Reflection

• Incidience Ray

• Reflected Ray

• Angle of Reflection

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The angle between the incident ray and the normal. (X on the diagram)

• Angle of X-Ray

• Angle of Reflection

• Angle of Incidence

• Angle of Normal

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The angle between the reflected ray and the normal (labelled Y on the diagram).

• Angle of Incidence

• Angle of Reflection

• Angle of Normal

• Angle of Light

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An imaginary line that is drawn at a right angle (90 degrees) to a mirror (Green line)

• Reflection Ray

• Normal

• Incidence Ray

• Light Ray

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The picture shows which type of reflection?

• Diffuse

• X-ray

• Normal

• Specular

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If the angle of incidence in the diagram is 80°, the angle of reflection will be:

• 10°

• 100°

• 90°

• 80°

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