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Reflection and Mirrors

Review the law of reflection and watch the animation. Then fill in the blanks in the sentence below.

1. When a ray of light strikes a plane mirror, the light ray _______________ off the mirror.
2. Reflection involves a change in _______________ of a light ray.
3. The angle of incidence equals the angle between the incident ray and _____________.
4. The angle of _______________ equals the angle of incidence.
5. The normal line is _______________ to the mirror.

Review how a plane mirror forms an image, and watch the animation. Then answer the multiple choice questions below.

6. A plane mirror forms an image where the reflected rays

1. divide.
2. separate.
3. begin.
4. intersect.

7. The image formed by a plane mirror appears to be

1. on the same side of the mirror as the object.
2. on the opposite side of the mirror from the object.
3. either on the same side or the opposite side, depending on the distance of the object from the mirror.
4. on both sides of the mirror, regardless of the distance of the object from the mirror.

8. The distance from the object to a plane mirror equals the distance from the mirror to the

1. image.
2. incident ray.
3. reflected ray.
4. normal.

9. Anyone who sees the image formed by a plane mirror is sighting at the same image

1. size.
2. line.
3. distance.
4. location.