Properties of Plane (flat) Mirrors
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How are rays used?
to model the movement of a light wave, they predict how light travels, create shadows, reflects, and refracts
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Incident rays
when light comes from a source
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What happens when incident light strikes a transparent object?
the rays transmit easily
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What happens when incident light strikes a translucent object?
only some rays pass through, so you cannot see what’s behind it
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What happens when incident light strikes an opaque object?
no light can pass through, the rays are either absorbed or reflected
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Shadows
opaque things prevent light, so an umbra forms, if the light is only partially prevented, it makes a penumbra
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