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| curved mirror for which the center is behind the outer edges; the mirrored surface is cured inward |
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| curved morror for which the center protrudes out beyond the outer edges; the mirrored surface is curved outward |
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| the point at which the principal axis meets a mirror |
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| of a mirror or lens is the point at which converging light rays meet or form which light rays diverge |
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| the angle of reflection of a light is equal to the angle of incidence |
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| the angle between the reflected ray and the normal |
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| the angle between normal and the refracted ray |
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| the angle between the incident ray and the normal |
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| The ray leaving a reflecting surface after an imcoming ray has struck the surface |
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| a ray that describes the direction of light after passing from one medium to another of different density |
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| a line that is normal,or perpendicular, to the center of a mirror or lens |
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| a flat, smooth mirror, or reflecting surface |
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| a ray that strikes a reflacting or refracting surface |
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| an imaginary line perpendicular toa surface such as a mirror or lens |
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the distance between the highest point on a wave(crest)or
the distance between the lowest point on a wave(trough) |
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| the highest part of the wave |
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| the capacity to apply force over a distance |
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| the lowest part of a wave |
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| the changing of direction or bending of lights or other type of wave when travelling from one medium to another medium having a different density |
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| the process in which light or another type of wave interacts with a surface and is sent back from the surface |
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| a greek philosopher who belived that light beams were made up of tiny particles |
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| a device used to magnify distance objects, composed of a comdination of lenses or mirrors |
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