Reflection of Light

COMPETENCIES

 Predict the qualitative characteristics (orientation,

type, and magnification) of images formed by plane
and curved mirrors and lenses
 Identify ways in which the properties of mirrors and
lenses determine their use in optical instruments (e.g.,
cameras and binoculars)
Activity 1 Light and Sight

Refer to this link https://

www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/60-light-and-sight-true-or-false

Accomplish Activity 1 in your module

 Activity 2 Mirror, Mirror on the
Wall

Pleaserefer to page 77 – 79 of
your book
Reflection
is the bouncing off of light rays
when it hits a surface like a
plane mirror.
 Incident Ray. The ray of light
approaching the mirror represented by
an arrow approaching an optical
element like mirrors.
 Reflected Ray. The ray of light which
leaves the mirror and is represented by
an arrow pointing away from the
mirror.
 Normal Line. An imaginary line that
can be drawn perpendicular to the
surface of the mirror at the point of
incidence where the ray strikes the
mirror.
The angle between the
incident ray and the
normal line is known as
the angle of incidence,
Өi.
The angle between the
reflected ray and the
normal is known as the
angle of reflection, Өr.
 Laws of Reflection

1. The angle of 2. “The normal

incidence is equal line, incident ray,
to the angle of and the reflected
reflection ray lie on the same
plane.”
 Mirror Left-Right Reversal

The figure shows a girl combing her hair with

her left hand. However, in her image, you will
notice that she is combing her hair with her
right hand. This effect is known as the mirror
left-right reversal. The left side of the object
appears as the right side of the image and the
right side appears as the left. This also explains
why the word “AMBULANCE” in an
ambulance car is flipped.