CH.2 Geometrical Optics

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Leaving Certificate Physics (Optics) Flashcards on CH.2 Geometrical Optics, created by sarahsweetman15 on 07/05/2016.
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reflection the bouncing of light off an object
Laws of reflection of light 1st Law: the incident ray, the normal at the point of incident and the reflected ray all lie in the same plain 2nd Law: the angle of incident is equal to the angle of reflection
virtual image is formed by the apparent intersection of rays
plane mirror - image is virtual - image is the same distance as the object in front - laterally inverted (left to right)
image formed in a plane mirror
parallax the apparent movement of one object relative to another due to the motion of the observer
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