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  • define reflection
    a wave that passes between two substances
  • state the two laws of reflection

    angle of incidence is equal to angle of reflection
  • what is the angle of reflection
    30 degrees
  • what is the ray that hits the mirror called

    incident ray
  • true or false you cannot see an imagine using a rough surface like paper
    true
  • what is a flat mirror called
    plane mirror
  • what is refraction
    the change of wave in the direction of a wave passing from one medium to another
  • what happens when light hits a glass block at an angle?
    the change in speed causes a change in direction
  • a light ray travels from a more dense medium to a less dense medium will the light ray bend towards the normal or away
    away from normal
  • explain why you can see a reflection of yourself in a mirror but not in a piece of cardboard
    cardboard has a rough surface so the light is reflected in lots of different directions