When a ray of light strikes a mirror at an angle, the ray is reflected at

an angle, in another direction. The ray that strikes the mirror is

called the incident ray. The ray that is reflected by the mirror is
called the reflected ray. The angle between the ray of light that
strikes the surface and the normal is called the angle of incidence.
The angle between the reflected ray and the normal is called the
angle of reflection. The law of reflection states that the angle of
incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. The reflected ray, the
incident ray, and the normal are all in the same plane. Although light
is traveling in three dimensions, the reflection of light is planar (two-
dimensional). a light ray that strikes perpendicularly to the surface
of the mirror is reflected directly back. A perpendicular line has an
angle of 90 degrees to the surface and is called the normal.
Types of reflection

• specular reflection reflection off smooth surfaces such as a mirror,

and water on a calm lake

• Diffuse reflection is the reflection of light or other waves or

particles from a surface such that a ray incident on the surface
is scattered at many angles
1-2 two types of reflection
3.What is the ray that is reflected by the mirror is
4.What is the ray that strikes the mirror
5.The angle between the ray of light that strikes the surface and the
normal
6. The angle between the reflected ray and the normal
7-10 identify what kind of refection is shown in the picture
7. 8. 9. 10.
1-2 Specular and diffuse reflection
3.Reflected ray
4.Incident ray
5. angle of incidence
6. angle of reflection
7.Specular reflection
8.Diffuse reflection
9.Specular reflection
10.Specular reflection