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Draw a diagram to show how a ray of light is reflected by a plane mirror. Mark the normal and the angles of incidence and reflection. 

Important Questions on Light

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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.1
Write the word AMBULANCE as it would appear when reflected in a plane mirror.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.1
Why is it sometimes written in this way  on the front of the ambulance?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.2
Draw a diagram to illustrate the law of reflection.
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.3
A ray of light strikes a flat, reflective surface such that its angle of incidence is 30°. What angle does the reflected ray make with the surface?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.4
What does it mean to say that a plane mirror produces a virtual image?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.5
Draw a diagram to show what we mean by the angle of incidence and angle of refraction for a refracted ray of light.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.6
A ray of light passes from air into a block of glass. Does it bend towards or away from the normal?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 13 - Light>Questions>Q 13.7
Draw a diagram to show how a ray of light passes through a parallel-sided block of glass or Perspex.