4.3 Flashcards

light

1
Q

luminous

A

an object that releases or emits light

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2
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non-luminous

A

objects that do not produce their own light

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3
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reflection

A

light bounces off an object and then into your eyes

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4
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incident ray

A

incoming ray

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5
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reflected ray

A

ray that bounces off the mirror

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6
Q

normal

A

dotted imaginary line

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7
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plane mirrors

A

flat mirrors

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8
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lateral inversion

A

when the right side appears left in a mirror and vice versa

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9
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virtual image

A

the object projected inside a mirror

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10
Q

refraction

A

bending of light

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11
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refractive index

A

measure of how easily light travels through a substance

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12
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critical angle

A

light refracted so far from normal runs along the boundary of 2 substances

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13
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total internal reflection

A

light reflected from boundary as though its a mirror

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14
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convex mirror

A

lens that bulge outwards (magnifies)

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15
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concave mirror

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lens that curves inwards

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16
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total internal reflection

A

light reflected from the air glass boundary as if its a mirror