Incident ray

Summary: The angle between the incident ray (the ray coming in) and the normal is the angle of incidence. The angle between the normal and the reflected ray (the ray coming out) is the angle of reflection. Tags: science student-book-7 physics Created: 2026-05-21 Last Updated: 2026-05-21

Incident ray

The angle between the incident ray (the ray coming in) and the normal is the angle of incidence. The angle between the normal and the reflected ray (the ray coming out) is the angle of reflection.

Source

This concept is from the [Science Student Book 7](Science Student Book 7/Physics/Light/3.2 Reflection.md), Physics section.