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Standard 5.0 Physics |
Topic D. Wave Interactions |
Indicator 3. Provide evidence to show that light travels in a straight line until it is reflected or refracted. |
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Several students placed a toy truck on a table in front of a plane mirror and viewed the image of the truck in the mirror. Next, the students moved the toy truck to different positions and observed the reflected images of the truck from each position. The students placed the toy truck 20 centimeters in front of the mirror. The image of the truck will appear to be
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Several students placed a toy truck on a table in front of a plane mirror and viewed the image of the truck in the mirror. Next, the students moved the toy truck to different positions and observed the reflected images of the truck from each position. How does the size of the image of the toy truck compare to the size of the actual toy truck?
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Use the information below to answer the following. Sunlight enters a room through an open window. The sunlight shines on the wood table, area rug on the floor, and the plane mirror and metal spoon on the table. A spot of light appears on the wall opposite the window.
An image of the ceiling fan appears in the plane mirror on the table. How does the image of the fan in the mirror compare to the actual fan on the ceiling?
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