14 Flashcards
what is refraction
change in direction of waves when they travel across a boundry from one medium to another
what is refraction about
change in speed
which way does light bend when travelling from air to glass
towards normal
which way does the light bend when travleing from glass to air
away from normal
what is the law of reflection
the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
what is specular reflection
when light reflects in one single direction
what is diffuse reflection
the light scatters in differnt directions
what do happens when you get mix green and blue light
you get cyan light
how do you get cyan light
mix green and blue light
what colours would a red filter block
all colouers but red
how do light filters work
only let through light which it is the same colour as
what is the focal point
where parallel rays coverge towards or appear to diverge from in the diagram
what happens to light when it enters a lense
it slows down
what causes light to refract
change in speed
what does concave lens mean
all the light rays diverge