light Flashcards
Types of ray lights
Convergent rays
Parallel rays
Divergent rays
Luminous and non luminous light
Luminous:
Emit light
Light travels in a straight line
Non-luminous
Do not emit light
Light from light source is reflected off object and enter our eyes
When light is incident on an object, can undergo: _____________________________
Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
Dispersion
Reflection of light
Bouncing of light off a surface
Can see non-luminous objects as light os reflected off them
Characteristics of images formed by plane mirrors
Virtual
Upright
Image is same size as object
Laterally inverted
The perpendicular object distance is equal to the perpendicular image distance
Concave and convex
Bends which direction?
Images formed? (3 of them)
Uses?
Concave:
Mirror with curved surfaces that bends inwards
Image formed:
Virtual
Upright
Magnified (enlarged)
Convex:
Mirror with curved surfaces that bends outwards
Image formed:
Virtual
Upright
Diminished (small)
Refractive index formula
N=c/v
N-refractive index
C-speed of light in vaccum (3.00*10 to the power of 8)
V-speed of light in medium