Light, Color, Optics, Camera Review Flashcards

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Three primary colors of light?

A

Red, blue, green

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2
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Red+blue=
Red + Green=
Blue + Green=

A

Magenta
Yellow
Cyan

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3
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What are cyan, magenta and yellow?

A

The secondary colors of light

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4
Q

3 complimentary color combinations?

A

Red + cyan
Blue + yellow
Green + magenta

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5
Q

White light is shined on a wall, shadow is cyan, what color is getting blocked?

A

Red

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6
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Two kinds of light

A

Vertical and horizontal

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7
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identify the parts of the eye and their functions

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8
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Orientation of the image at the back of our eye? Real or virtual?

A

An inverted real image

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9
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3 types of eye disorders, causes, corrections

A

Myopia:
Eyeball is too long
Diverging lenses

Hyperopia:
Eyeball is too short.
Converging lenses

Astigmatism:
Uneven cornea
Lenses that even out the surface, torque lenses

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10
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The law of reflection

A

The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence.

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11
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What is good and bad about using a convex mirror on the passenger side of a car? And concave make-up or shaving mirror?

A

Convex mirrors help you see a wider area, the downside is that distances are distorted. Concave mirrors magnify close up things, the downside is distances are distorted.

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12
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What is the difference between diffuse and smooth reflection?

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Smooth reflection, where light comes in parallel, leaves parallel. Diffuse comes in parallel, leaves haphazard.

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13
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What type of wave is light?

A

An electromagnetic wave.

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14
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Electromagnetic spectrum waves from lowest to highest frequency

A

Radio, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-ray, gamma ray.

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15
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speed of light?

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3x10 to the power of 8 m/s

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16
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three types of materials of light transmitting?

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Transparent (lets most light through), Translucent (lets some light through), Opaque (lets almost none through)

17
Q

3 important characteristics of pinhole

A

Small, circular shape and smooth edge.

18
Q

What is the focal length of a pinhole camera, ie. what is it equal to?

A

From the pinhole to the film.

19
Q

Focal length increases, magnification?

20
Q

Focal length increases, brightness?

21
Q

4 examples of photosensitivity

A

Plant photosynthesis, tanning, sunburn and fading of dyes

22
Q

Refraction?

A

The change in direction of a wave when it enters a new material because it appears to slow down.

23
Q

Light travels the slower in

A

Denser materials

24
Q

Where is the moon for lunar/solar eclipses

25
If yellow light is shined on a wall and the shadow is red then what color is NOT getting blocked?
Red is not getting blocked. (Whatever the color of the shadow is is not getting blocked)
26
What does polarization have to do with these two kinds of light?
By polarizing one kind of light, you block it.
27
What is required in order to trick our brain into seeing a movie in 3D?
A slightly different image to each eye.
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11. How does polarization make 3D movies possible?
2 versions of the film are polarized oppositely on top of each other, and one lens blocks one version for each eye.
29
Explain in steps what happens to light that enters the eye.
- Light enters the cornea, that does 2/3 of focusing - Light is focused into pupil - Light goes through lens that focuses it into retina, traveling through vitreous humor - Retina transforms into an electrical signal -The optic nerve sends the signal to the brain
30
Why did the glass rod seems to disappear in the oil
The index of refraction of oil and glass are almost identical.