Which term describes the ray that reflects off a mirror?

Which term describes the ray that reflects off a mirror?

• A. Incident ray
• B. Reflected ray
• C. Plane mirror
• D. Astigmatism

Answer: (B)

When light hits a mirror, the incoming ray is called the incident ray, and the ray that leaves after striking the surface is the reflected ray. The term that describes the ray after it bounces off the mirror is the reflected ray, which follows the law of reflection (the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection). The other terms aren’t about the ray itself: a plane mirror is just a flat mirror, and astigmatism is an optical defect.

When light hits a mirror, the incoming ray is called the incident ray, and the ray that leaves after striking the surface is the reflected ray. The term that describes the ray after it bounces off the mirror is the reflected ray, which follows the law of reflection (the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection). The other terms aren’t about the ray itself: a plane mirror is just a flat mirror, and astigmatism is an optical defect.