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8 Physics Vocab 2
Reflection Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reflection | The bouncing back of light into the same medium after striking a surface |
| Mirror | Smooth surface that reflects light |
| Incident Ray | The incoming ray of light from the source of light |
| Reflected Ray | The ray that bounces back after striking a surface |
| Normal | The imaginary line that is perpendicular ( 90 ˚) to the surface and touches the surface at the same place as incident ray |
| Angle of incidence | The angle formed by incident ray and the normal |
| Angle of reflection | The angle formed by the reflected ray and the normal |
| Lateral inversion | The phenomenon due to which left-hand side of an object appears as right-hand side of the object and vice versa |
| Law of reflection | Angle of incidence is equal to angle of reflection |