Light Flashcards
What is the normal?
A line perpendicular to the boundary of the two substances
What happens when light hits an opaque object?
It reflects off
What happens when light hits a translucent object?
Most of the light will scatter
What happens when light hits a transparent object?
It will pass straight through
The material that the light travels in is called the ________?
Medium
When light reflects off an object what is are the two rays called?
Incident ray(one that comes in), reflected ray(the one that exits)
Why do colours in the rainbow always come in the same order?
It is because some colours are a higher frequency than other colours.
What bends the most in the rainbow?
Violet
What happens when light passes from a less dense object to a more dense one?
It goes towards the normal
What type of material is a glass prism?
Translucent
