Reflection of light (including specular and diffuse)

12 questions

1. Match each angle to its description.
2. The protractor is measuring the angle between the two lines. What is the correct measurement?
3. Which letter is labelling a peak (also called a crest) of this wave?
4. A person holds a lit candle in front of a mirror and is looking at the candle’s reflection. Starting with where the light is given out, put these objects into the order of the path the light takes.
5. What happens to light when it reflects off an object?
6. Which letter represents one wavelength?
7. Match each word with its definition.
8. A person speaks to another person across a room. Which statements are correct?
9. This diagram shows rays reflecting from a rough surface. This type of reflection is called ___ reflection.
10. Which statement describes the law of reflection?
11. Here is a ray diagram for the reflection of a wave. In which diagram is the angle of reflection shaded?
12. The ray diagram represents the reflection of a light wave by a mirror. Which diagram correctly shows the wavefronts?

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