GCSE Physics – Reflection

Last updated: 12/05/2020
GCSE Science CIE – Combined science extended Properties of waves, including light and sound GCSE Physics – Reflection

Learning Objectives

-I can construct ray diagrams to show what happens to a wave when it is reflected
-I can describe what happens to a wave when it hits a boundary

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  1. What type of diagram shows reflection?

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  2. What is the normal on a ray diagram?

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  3. What angle is the normal line at?

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  4. What is the angle of incidence?

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  5. What is the angle of reflection?

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  6. What is the reflection of a wave?

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  7. What is the angle law for reflection?

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  8. If the angle of incidence of a light ray is 30 degrees what is the angle of reflection?

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  9. If the angle of incidence of a light ray is 75 degrees what is the angle of reflection?

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  10. What is diffuse reflection?

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  11. What does diffuse reflection cause?

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  12. Why does diffuse reflection cause scattered reflected rays?

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  13. In the diffuse reflection, is the reflection law the same?

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  14. What is specular reflection?

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  15. What does specular reflection produce?

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  16. Why does specular reflection cause lots of parallel reflected rays?

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  17. What is the transmission of a wave?

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  18. What often happens when a wave is transmitted?

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  19. Why do rough surfaces appear matte?

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  20. What do we call a material through which a wave travels?

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  21. What is a wave boundary?

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  22. What can happen at a boundary?

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  23. What factors decide what happens at a wave boundary?

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  24. Why is the angle of incidence different for all rays on certain surfaces?

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  25. What is absorption of a wave between two materials?

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