Reflection and Mirrors

What is the angle of incidence?

The angle the incoming ray makes with an imaginary line.

What does the angle of incidence equal?

The angle of reflection.

What is diffuse reflection?

Reflection of light from a rough surface.

What is regular reflection?

Also known as specular reflection, it is the reflection of light from a smooth surface.

What type of mirror is a plane mirror?

A mirror with a flat surface that only reflects virtual and right-side up images.

What kind of images do convex mirrors produce?

Convex mirrors always produce virtual images that appear smaller and farther away.

Give an example of a convex mirror.

The passenger-side rearview mirror of a car.

What type of images do concave mirrors form?

Concave mirrors can form either virtual or real images depending on the object's position relative to the focal point.

What is a focal point in relation to concave mirrors?

The point at which the reflected rays meet along the principal axis.

What characteristic of images is produced by concave mirrors?

Concave mirrors produce magnified images because the mirror is converging.

What happens to real images produced by concave mirrors?

Real images appear upside-down.