14 Flashcards

1
Q

what is refraction

A

change in direction of waves when they travel across a boundry from one medium to another

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2
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what is refraction about

A

change in speed

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3
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which way does light bend when travelling from air to glass

A

towards normal

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4
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which way does the light bend when travleing from glass to air

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away from normal

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5
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what is the law of reflection

A

the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection

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6
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what is specular reflection

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when light reflects in one single direction

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7
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what is diffuse reflection

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the light scatters in differnt directions

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8
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what do happens when you get mix green and blue light

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you get cyan light

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9
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how do you get cyan light

A

mix green and blue light

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10
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what colours would a red filter block

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all colouers but red

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11
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how do light filters work

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only let through light which it is the same colour as

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12
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what is the focal point

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where parallel rays coverge towards or appear to diverge from in the diagram

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13
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what happens to light when it enters a lense

A

it slows down

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14
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what causes light to refract

A

change in speed

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15
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what does concave lens mean

A

all the light rays diverge

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16
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what does a convex lense cause light to do

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parralel rays of light converge to the focal point

17
Q

what is the equation for magnification

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magnification=image height/object height

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