how do mirrors work?
The light from a source bounces off of an object, it strikes the glass, and bounces back to your eye
Law of reflection
Incident ray is always equal to the reflected ray
Real Image
obtained using a concave mirror, image is inverted, size depends on distance
Image
How we perceive where light rays appear to come from
Virtual image
produced with a convex mirror, image is upright, acheived where rays seem to diverge
Concave mirror
curving inward, inverted. light rays bunch up into one point, creating magnified, closer images
Convex mirror
Curving outward, upright. Light rays diverge and spread, creating smaller images
regular reflection
reflection off a smooth surface
Diffuse reflection
reflection off a rough surface
Scattering
when light moves in one direction and travels in many directions
