P6 - Waves

P6 - Waves

1. reflection

   • ray diagrams
     • mirror line
       • drawn with diagonal lines to show the back of the mirror.
     • normal
       • a dashed line at right angles to the mirror.
     • incident ray
       • the light ray which hits the mirror.
     • reflected ray
       • the ray tat bounces off the mirror
     • angle of incidence
       • the angle between the incident ray and the normal
     • angle of reflection
       • the angle between reflected ray and the normal