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chapter 10 - optics terms Flashcards

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1
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electric discharge

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light emitted from heated gas or vapor

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incandescence

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light being emitted because of high temperature

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Luminescence

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emission of light from an object that hasn’t been heated

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fluroescence

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light after being exposed to ultraviolet light and continues to shine without

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chiluminescence

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light being emitted by chemical reaction

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bioluminescence

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light produced by living organisms through chemical reactions

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transparent material

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light is transmitted

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transient material

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transmitted only some light- some is reflected and some is absorbed

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opaque material

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no light is transmitted

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three behaviors of light

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transmitted, reflected, absorbed,

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Fermat’s principle

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light follows the path that takes the least time: travels in straight lines until it strikes an object

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types of reflection

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specular and diffuse

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incident ray

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the incoming light ray

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reflected ray

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the light ray that bounces off a reflective surface

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normal

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an imaginary line drawn perpendicular (90) to the mirror surface

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law of reflection

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the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection where both angles are measured from the normal of the surface

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regular/specular reflection

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incedent rays are reflected back parallel

a clear image is formed

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plane mirror

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flat

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concave mirror

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curves inwards

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convex mirror

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curves outwards

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phosphorescence

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energy absorbed after exposure to light

glowsticks

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umbra

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dark region on a sharp shadow

formed when most of the light is blocked by the object

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prenumbra

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light region on a fuzzy shadow

formed when light is only partially blocked by the object

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