Optics and Mirrors Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about reflection, types of mirrors, and mirror equations.

__ is defined as the bouncing off light rays of an object.

Bouncing off light rays of an object.

Examples of objects that reflect light are __.

Water, some mirrors, and curved mirrors.

The first law of reflection states that __.

The incident ray, the normal, and the reflected ray all lie in the same plane.

The second law of reflection states that __.

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

The image characteristics for a plain mirror are __.

Virtual, erect/upright, same size as the object, image distance equals object distance, and laterally inverted.

The characteristics image is based on __.

Location, orientation, size, and type of image.

A concave mirror is a __ type of mirror.

Converging type of mirror where light rays converge at one point after reflection.

A concave mirror produces __ images.

Both real and virtual images.

Examples of concave mirrors include __.

Makeup mirror, shaving mirror, and reflecting telescope.

In a ray diagram, 'f' stands for __.

Focal point.

In a ray diagram, 'c' stands for __.

Center of curvature.

For convex mirrors, the image will always be __.

Behind the mirror, upright, and smaller.

If an image is behind the mirror, it is always __.

Virtual.

The mirror equation is __.

One over f is equals to one over d o plus one over d I.

In the mirror equation, 'f' stands for __.

Focal length.

In the mirror equation, 'd o' stands for __.

Distance of the object from the mirror.

In the mirror equation, 'd I' stands for __.

Distance of the image from the mirror.

'ho' stands for __.

Height of the object.

'hi' stands for __.

Height of the image.

The object is in of the mirror, while the is the reflection.

Object is in front of mirror, while image is the reflection.

The __ is the one that's in front of the mirror.

Object.

The __ is how the light rays come together at the end of the mirror.

Image.

Side mirror in a car is an example of __.

Convex mirror.

An example of convex mirrors are being used in __.

Mall or warehouse.

The type of the image when the image is behind mirror.

Virtual.

The other equation for the mirrors is __.

M = hi/ho = -di/do

With convex mirrors, light rays __.

Diverge after they strike the mirror.

The image characteristics for convex mirrors are __.

Always virtual, upright, and smaller.

The rewritten equation for focal point is __.

One over f minus one over d o is equals to d I.

Convex mirrors are __.

Diverging mirrors.