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Light and Optics Flashcards

1
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Speed of Light

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3.00 x 10e8 m/s

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SALT

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Size
Attitude
Location
Type

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Crest

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Top of wavelength

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Amplitude

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Space between top of wavelength and line of rest

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Line of rest

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The line which the wavelength is being measured

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Trough

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Bottom of wavelength

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Node

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Where wavelength meets line of rest

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8
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Luminous

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Creates own light

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Non-luminous

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Can only reflect light

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10
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Incandescence

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Production of light from something being heated up

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Electrical Discharge

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Light emitted when electric current passes through gas (Creating glow)

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Phosphorescence

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Light produced by slow release of of light energy that is result of UV being absorbed

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Fluorescence

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Immediate release of visible light that is result of UV being absorbed

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14
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Chemiluminescent

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Direct production of light from chem. reaction

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Bioluminescent

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Light in living organism as result of chem. reaction

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Triboluminescent

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Light from crushing/rubbing certain crystals (Friction)

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17
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LED

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Contain semi-conductor that allows energy flow in one direction

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18
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Light

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Fundamental energy that uses electromagnetic waves

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19
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Incident ray

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Light approaching mirror

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20
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Light ray

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Arrow indicates path light takes

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21
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Beam

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Multiple parallel rays

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22
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Reflection

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Bouncing of light energy from surface it was projected on

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23
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Laws of reflection

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Angle of Incidence = Angle of Reflection
Incident ray/ reflected ray/ normal all on same plane

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Reflected ray

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Ray bounced off reflecting surface

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25
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Point of incident

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Point where incident ray strikes

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26
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Normal

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Line drawn at a right angle to the surface

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27
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Angle of incident

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Angle between incident ray and normal

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27
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Angle of reflection

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Angle between reflected ray and normal

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28
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Specular reflection

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Parallel beams of light reflected in identical pattern

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29
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Diffuse reflection

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Parallel beams of light reflected in diff. directions

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30
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Real image

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Image that can be formed on a screen as result of light rays actually arrives at image location

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31
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Virtual image

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Image where light doesn’t arrive/come from image location

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32
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Center of Curvature

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center of sphere whose surface was used to make mirror

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33
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Principal axis

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Line going through center of mirror

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34
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Vertex

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Where principal axis meets mirror

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35
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Diverging

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Convex

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36
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Converging

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Concave

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37
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Case 1 SALT

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Smaller
Inverted
Infront, closer to mirror
Real

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Case 2 SALT

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Same
Inverted
Same as object
Real

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39
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Case 3 SALT

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Bigger
Inverted
Further in front of mirror
Real

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40
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Case 4 SALT

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No image

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41
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Case 5 SALT

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Bigger
Upright
Closer behind mirror
Virtual

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Convex SALT

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Smaller
Upright
Behind, closer to mirror
Virtual

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43
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Focus

A

Where light rays meet after passing through mirror

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44
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Radiowaves

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Oscillation in electric circuits containing inductive/capacitive components

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45
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Microwaves

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Oscillating currents through special tubes and solid state devices

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46
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Infared

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Transitions of outer electrons in atoms/molecules

47
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Visible light

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High energy transitions of outer electrons in atoms/molecules

48
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UV

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Even higher transitions of outer electrons in atoms/molecules

49
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X-ray

A

Transition of inner electrons of atoms

50
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Gamma rays

A

Nuclei of atoms

51
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LASER

A

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

52
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Properties of laser

A

-Very intense light
-Very pure in color/produces electromagnetic rays of exact same energy levels
-Doesn’t disperse over long distances

53
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Electromagnetic waves

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Form of radiation that travel through universe

54
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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Range of electromagnetic radiation organized by frequency/wavelengths

55
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Refraction

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Change in direction of light when it passes through one medium to another

56
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Angle of refraction

A

Angle between refracted ray and normal

57
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Laws of refraction

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-Any light passing through less dense (Fast) to more dense (slow) bend towards normal
-Any light passing through more dense (slow) to less dense (Fast) bend away from normal

58
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Air/Vacuum

59
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Air

60
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Water

61
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Glass

62
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Diamond

63
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Snell’s law

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Relationship between angle of light when it enters a diff. medium

64
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Special case refraction

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When light goes from slower to faster medium

65
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Critical angle

A

When refracted angle is 90 degrees

66
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Total internal reflection

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-Any angle larger than critical angle
-Must be soFA
-Angle of incidence must be over 90 degrees
-Light is reflected back inside the medium

67
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Lens Equation

A

1/F = 1/di + 1/do

68
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Magnification Equation

A

M = hi/ho = -di/do

69
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Objects at do are always

70
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Positive di

A

Real image

71
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Negative di

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Virtual image

72
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Converging lens F

73
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Diverging lens F

74
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M > 1

75
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M < 1

76
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ho/hi is positive when

A

Measured upwards from PA

77
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ho/hi negative

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Measured downwards from PA

78
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Negative Magnification

79
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Positive magnification

80
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Eye accommodation

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The change of shape of the eye lens by eye muscles allow a sharply focused image to form on retina

81
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Iris

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Controlling amount of light entering

82
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Pupil

A

Allows light to enter

83
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Lens

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Converging lens that allows light to form sharp images

84
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Retina

A

Light sensitive cells allow to convert light signals into an electrical signal

85
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Optic nerve

A

Where electrical signal is sent to brain

86
Q

Why do we see upright images?

A

Brain inverts the real image

87
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Hyperopia

A

Far-Sightedness

88
Q

How to fix hyperopia

A

Converging Lens (Positive meniscus)

89
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Myopia

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Near-sightedness

90
Q

How to fix myopia

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Diverging lens (Negative meniscus)

91
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Presbyopia

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-Form of myopia caused by age
-Eye loses elasticity

92
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What side is F for converging

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Right side

93
Q

What side is F for diverging lens

94
Q

What happens when light hits lens

A

It refracts

95
Q

More emergent rays will displace

A

Thinner lens

96
Q

Locating images only refers to (ch.13)

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Thick lens

97
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Rules for CONVERGING lens

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-Ray parallel to PA is refracted through F
-Ray that appears to be refracted from F’ is refracted parallel to PA
-Ray coming from O continues straight through O

98
Q

Case 1 CONVERGING lens

A

Beyond 2F’

S- Smaller
A - Inverted
L - Between F and 2F
T - Real

99
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Case 2 CONVERGING lens

A

At 2F’

S - Same
A - Inverted
L - At 2F
T - Real

100
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Case 3 CONVERGING lens

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Between 2F’ and F’

S - Larger
A - Inverted
L - Beyond 2F
T - Real

101
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Case 4 CONVERGING lens

A

No image lmao

102
Q

Case 5 CONVERGING lens

A

Between F’ and O

S - Larger
A - Upright
L - Between F’ and O
T - Virtual

103
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Rules for DIVERGING rays

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  • A ray parallel to PA is refracted as if it came from F
    -A ray that appears to be emerging from F’ is refracted parallel to PA
    -Ray through O continues straight through O
104
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Diverging Salt

A

S - Smaller
A - Upright
L - Between O and F
T - Virtual

105
Q

Printer lens

A

Converging, case 3

106
Q

Type of lens for magnifying glass/compound microscope

A

Converging

107
Q

Cornea

A

Focuses light

108
Q

Aperture

A

Where light enters

109
Q

Converging lens

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Refract light/focus it

110
Q

Diaphragm

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Controls how much light enters

111
Q

Mirage

A

-Light travels at diff. speed through diff temp. of air
-Hottest air layers produce total internal reflection

112
Q

Apparent death

A

Light bending when it enters water makes objects look closer in water then they actually are

113
Q

Retro-reflectors

A

Light bounces back in same direction

114
Q

Fiber optics

A

Light transporting light to another location

115
Q

Why do we see real image in microscope?

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Virtual image is absorbed in body tube thingy

yeahhhhhhhh

116
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Emergent ray (lens)

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Ray that comes from lens after being refracted

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