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CHAPTER 5
Reflection: Ray Diagrams
Goal # Use this page to review your understanding of light rays.
What to Do
1. Label the diagram below using the following terms: reflected ray, normal, angle of reflection,
angle of incidence, and incident ray.
a
/
e
^
reflecting surface
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
2. Measure the two angles with your protractor.
Angle of incidence = Angle of reflection
3. Compare the sizes of the angles of incidence and reflection.
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continued
4. Use the law of reflection to draw the path of die reflected ray from the mirror in the diagram
below.
mirror
5. The diagram below shows a light ray coming through an opening and directed at two
mirrors and three flowers. Use the law of reflection, your ruler, and your protractor to draw
the light ray as it bounces from one mirror to the next.
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CHAPTER 5
Mirror Images
BLM 2-15
Goal • Decipher reflected images to review the laws of reflection.
What t© Do
Use a mirror to read the three messages below. Then answer the following questions.
image A
niBm srit 2i terlW
nsswted sansisttib
8ti bne tasido ne
snfilq b ni noitasltsi
tionim
image B
tegami rorrim a siht si
Image C
WBrit riBqqsnab data?
1. Which of these images is a true reflection in a plane mirror?
2. How were the other images made?
3. Consider all of the letters of the alphabet. "What capital letters look the same when they are
reflected in a mirror?
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You Get
Goal • Use this page to reinforce your knowledge of the principles of reflection.
What to Do
1. Use a ruler to draw the reflected images of the objects below.
1 plane mirror
2. Were there any differences between the object and its image in the plane mirror
with respect to:
(a) size?
F
Sailboat
(b) distance from the mirror?
F
Sailboat
(c) orientation?
F
Sailboat
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