Get out a piece of paper and draw draw your answer.

Imagine you are looking straight into a flat mirror. In the mirror you see your face from your eyebrows to your chin. How much of your body will you see if you take five steps straight back?

Draw it.

ReflectionLight moves moves in a straight line.Light waves move the same way whether they

come from the sun, from light bulbs, or from projectors.

If light reflects off an object, such as a mirror, light still moves in a straight line, but in a different direction.

Refraction and Transmission

Refraction is the bending of light.Light bends (refracts), when ever it enters a

enters a new material at an angleLight changes directions as it passes a new

material in order to travel the shortest path.

Transmission is the passing of light through an object.