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Ch.29 Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Reflection? | The bouncing back of a particle or wave that strikes a boundary between two media. |
| What is the line drawn perpendicular to the point where the incident ray and the reflective ray called? | The normal |
| The_______________ states that the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are equal to each other. | Law of Reflection |
| What is an image? | A likeness or a reproduction of an object. |
| ______________ is the reflection of light from a rough surface. | Diffuse reflection |
| echo | reflected sound |
| What is the study of the reflective properties of surfaces? | Acoustics |
| Virtual Images | Images that seem to be in or behind the mirror. |
| Real Images | Formed by converging light rays and can be displayed on a screen. |
| A light wave that strikes a boundary. | Incident Wave |
| A light wave that bounces off a boundary. | Reflected Wave |
| Sound energy not reflected is ____________ or ___________. | Absorbed, transmitted |
| ANgle of Incidence | The angle formed between the incident ray an the normal. |
| Angle of Reflection | The angle formed between the reflective ray and the normal. |
| Plane mirrors only produce _________________. | virtual images |