Question

1. what type of waves are light waves? its a transverse wave
2. develop a model of what happens when the laser hits a mirrored surface. explain what is happening to the light in your diagram using scientific vocabulary (ex: reflection, refraction, transmission.) be sure to label and follow all scientific properties.

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1. develop a model of what happens when the laser hits the beam splitter. explain what is happening to the light in your diagram using scientific vocabulary (ex: reflection, refraction, transmission.) be sure to label and follow all scientific properties.

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When a laser hits a mirrored surface, the law of reflection applies. The angle of incidence of the laser - light ray on the mirror is equal to the angle of reflection. The light ray bounces off the mirror surface following the rule that the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal (a line perpendicular to the mirror surface at the point of incidence) all lie in the same plane. When a laser hits a beam - splitter, part of the light is reflected and part is transmitted. The beam - splitter is designed to split the incident light into two or more beams based on the principle of partial reflection and partial transmission.

**: According to the law of reflection, when the laser hits the mirrored surface, the light ray bounces off. The incident ray, reflected ray, and normal all lie in the same plane, and $\theta_i=\theta_r$.
4. Model: Draw a straight line representing the incident laser ray hitting a beam - splitter. Draw two lines coming out of the point of incidence, one representing the reflected ray and one representing the transmitted ray. Label the incident ray, reflected ray, transmitted ray, angle of incidence ($\theta_i$), angle of reflection ($\theta_r$), and indicate the transmitted part.

**: When the laser hits the beam - splitter, some of the light is reflected following the law of reflection and some is transmitted through the beam - splitter. The ratio of reflection and transmission depends on the properties of the beam - splitter.

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3. Model: Draw a straight line representing the incident laser ray hitting a mirror at a point. Draw a normal line perpendicular to the mirror at the point of incidence. Then draw another straight line representing the reflected ray such that the angle between the incident ray and the normal is equal to the angle between the reflected ray and the normal. Label the incident ray, reflected ray, normal, angle of incidence ($\theta_i$), and angle of reflection ($\theta_r$).