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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |This '''mirror''' makes it look like the triangle is in front of the eye, but it is not.
| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |A periscope uses the [[Specular Reflection|reflection]] from two '''mirrors''' to see a clear image.
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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A [[mirror]] is a shiny surface used to [[Reflection|reflect]] the [[image]] of an [[object]].
===About Mirrors===
: [[Mirrors]] are usually made of metal because it is shiny. The [[metal]] is sometimes covered in [[glass]] to protect the [[metal]].
: A [[mirror]] can be used to change the direction of [[light]] by [[Reflection|reflecting]] it.
: A [[mirror]] makes an [[object]] look like it's in a place that it is not.
: [[Reflection]] from a [[mirror]] follows the Law of Reflection.
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| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |When a [[Light Ray|ray of light]] strikes a [[mirror]] it is [[Reflection|reflected]] by the same angle that it arrives.
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