Mirrors work by bouncing light back at you. When light hits the shiny surface of a mirror, it goes back in the same way it came, like when a ball bounces off a wall. That’s why you see your face in a mirror, the light from you travels to the mirror and then comes right back to your eyes.
Examples
- A ball bounces off a wall just like light bounces off a mirror.
- You can see your face clearly because the mirror reflects the light from you back to your eyes.
- The mirror shows you what's in front of it, like how a cat sees its reflection.
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See also
- How Do Mirrors Reflect Images?
- How Do Mirrors Work and Why Can’t We See Ourselves in Curved Ones the Same Way?
- How Does a Mirror ‘Know’ What It’s Reflecting?
- What Causes the ‘Shine’ of a Wet Pavement?
- How Does a Mirror Know What to Reflect?
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