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describe what a luminous object does
transfers one form of energy in order to emit light energy a non-luminous object
3 colours of light
green, red, blue
when are rainbows formed
when sunlight shines through a raindrop- as the light refracts it is split into the colours of the spectrum
what is refraction
the bending of light
what is a boundary
edge of any material
what happens if the colour of light does not match the object’s colour
no light is reflected, object appears black
what is diffuse reflection
when the reflected light is scattered in all directions
an experiment was made, what will your conclusion be
as the (IV) increased/decreased, the (DV) increased/decreased
after (no. of IV) the …..
what does i=r mean
angle of incidence=angle of reflection
what is going on in a laterally inverted virtual image
the image should be opposite the object and the same distance from the mirror
describe a convex mirror
they are outwards
describe a a concave mirror
they are inwards
