Forming an Image Flashcards

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to form an image in the retina, light needs to be…

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A

bent (refracted)

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refraction happens when light…

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passes from one medium to another of a different density.

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refraction happens first at the ____/________ boundary and then again at the ____.

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refraction happens first at the air/cornea boundary and then again at the lens.

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the cornea acts as…

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the first lens of the eye

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the image on the retina is

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upside down

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