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Year 4 Light

The document discusses the properties of light reflection. It defines reflection of light as when a ray of light bounces back off a smooth, polished surface. The incident ray hits the surface and is reflected, with the reflected ray making an equal angle to the incident ray relative to the normal line of the surface. The laws of reflection determine how light rays reflect off surfaces like mirrors and water based on the angles of incidence and reflection.

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Year 4 Light

The document discusses the properties of light reflection. It defines reflection of light as when a ray of light bounces back off a smooth, polished surface. The incident ray hits the surface and is reflected, with the reflected ray making an equal angle to the incident ray relative to the normal line of the surface. The laws of reflection determine how light rays reflect off surfaces like mirrors and water based on the angles of incidence and reflection.

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TOPIC :PROPERTIES OF LIGHT

What is Reflection of Light?


When a ray of light approaches a smooth polished surface and
the light ray bounces back, it is called the reflection of light. The
incident light ray which lands upon the surface is said to be reflected
off the surface. The ray that bounces back is called the reflected ray.
If a perpendicular were to be drawn on reflecting surface, it would be
called normal. The figure below shows the reflection of an incident
beam on a plane mirror.

Here, the angle of incidence and angle of reflection are with


respect to normal to the reflective surface.
Laws of Reflection

The laws of reflection determine the reflection of incident light rays on


reflecting surfaces, like mirrors, smooth metal surfaces, and clear water. Let’s
consider a plane mirror as shown in the figure above. The law of reflection
states that

The incident ray = the reflected ray and the normal all lie in the same plane

The angle of incidence = Angle of reflection

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