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Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Reflection and Refraction

Definition


Reflection
The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

Refraction
The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another

Incident ray
Incoming ray

Reflected Ray
the light ray that bounces off a surface

Refracted Ray
The Ray that has bent as it enters a new medium

Normal line
An imaginary line is drawn perpendicular to the surface of a mirror or any surface

Angle
The amount of bending that a light ray experiences 

Complete the sentences using the following keywords:

Reflection   light   reflected    normal   same    incidence


When Lights hits a mirror, the angle at which it hits is the Incidence as the angle at which it is Reflected. Scientists called this the Law of Reflection. Incorrect science terms, the Reflection Law states that the angle of Normal is equal to the angle of Same when measured from the Reflection.


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Research Task:

  1. What is a periscope? Is an optical instrument that uses a system of prisms, Lenses or mirrors to reflect images through a tube. 
  2. How does it work? Light from a distant object strikes the top mirror and is then reflected at an angle of 90 degrees down the periscope tube.
  3. Draw and label a periscope?
    Science Club - PeriscopesPeriscopes - Science World



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