19.1Mirrors
 Key Concepts
What is the law of reflection?
What type of image is produced by each of the three types of mirrors?
 Vocabulary
ray diagram
angle of incidence
angle of reflection
plane mirror
virtual image
concave mirror
focal point
real image
convex mirror
 Reading Strategy
 Comparing and Contrasting   After reading this section, compare mirror types by printing out and completing the table.
 

It is a bright, sunny day and you are enjoying a peaceful afternoon by a lake. The air is still and the surface of the lake looks just like a sheet of glass. In fact, it is so smooth that you can see your reflection in it.

 
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