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Module 2 Flashcards

1
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What theories of light did Isaac Newton propose?

A

Particle Theory

Corpuscular Theory

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Who proposed the Particle Theory of light?

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Isaac Newton

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Who proposed the Corpuscular Theory of light?

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Isaac Newton

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What theory of light did Robert Hooke and Huygens propose?

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Wave Theory

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5
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Who proposed the Wave Theory of light?

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Robert Hooke & Huygens in the 1600’s

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6
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Who substantiated the wave theory of light through the Double Slit experiment?

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Thomas Young in 1800

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7
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What did Thomas Young do in 1800?

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Substantiated the Wave Theory of light through the Double Slit experiment

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8
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Who proposed that light is electromagnetic radiation and waves are transverse?

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James Maxwell

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9
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What did James Maxwell propose?

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That light is electromagnetic radiation and waves are transverse

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10
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Who didn’t agree with the Wave Theory, but instead believed light was discrete packets of energy called quanta (later renamed photons)?

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Max Plank

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Who was Max Plank?

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He didn’t agree with the Wave Theory of light, but instead believed that light was discrete packets of energy called quanta (later renamed photons)

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12
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What Theory of light did Max Plank propose?

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Quantum Theory of Light in 1900 - light is radiated and absorbed continuously in small units (photons)

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13
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Who proposed the Quantum theory of light?

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Max Plank

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14
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Who proposed that the behavior of light had characteristics of both the wave and particle theory?

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Albert Einstein in 1905

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15
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What theory of light did Albert Einstein believe?

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That the behavior of light had characteristics of both the wave and particle theory

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16
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Explain the Double Slit experiment

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One surface, one slit
Second surface, two slits
Strip pattern appears (light and dark)
Interference pattern, two types (constructive interference and destructive interference)

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17
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What is constructive interference?

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When the waves meet the amplitudes are added together (increased)

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18
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What is destructive interference?

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When the waves meet the amplitudes cancel each other out (crest meets the trough)

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19
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What are the 3 parts of a wave?

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Crest
Trough
Wavelength

20
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What is the top of a wave called?

21
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What is the bottom of a wave called?

22
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What is the distance from a point on one wave to the corresponding point on the next wave?

A

Wavelength

23
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What is the number of waves that pass in 1 second called?

24
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What is the distance that the wave will travel in 1 second called?

25
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What is the distance from the center line to the peak or to the valley of a wave called?

26
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What is the electromagnetic spectrum (nm) from shortest wavelength (highest freq) to longest wavelength (shortest freq)?

A 
Gamma Rays (10 to the -14)
UV (10 to the -8)
Visible light (10 to the -6)
IR radiation (10 to the -4)
A-C (10 to the 8)
27
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List the order of colors in the visible spectrum

A 
Red (700 nm)
Orange 
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet (400 nm)
28
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What is the speed of light?

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3 x 10 to the 8 m/sec or 186,000 miles/sec

29
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Wavelength and frequency have what type of relationship?

A

Inversely proportionate

30
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What is a photon?

A

smallest amount of light possible; a particle of light; that travels in a straight line unless it changes speed or passes a barrier

31
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What is a ray?

A

the path of a single photon of light from a single point on a light source

32
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What are pencils?

A

a group of rays divergent from a single point on a light source

33
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What is a beam of light?

A

the group of pencils originating from all of the points on a light source

34
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What is the formula for velocity of light?

A

v (speed of light) = freq x wavelength

35
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What is the index of refraction?

A

the ratio of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in another medium

36
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What is the normal?

A

a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of reflection

37
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What is the angle of reflection?

A

the angle at which the light ray is reflected

38
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What does the angle of incidence equal?

A

the angle of reflection

39
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What does Snell’s Law deal with?

A

Refraction of a single light ray

40
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What is refraction?

A

The bending of light by a lens or optical system

41
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What is the refractive index of air?

42
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What is the formula for angle of deviation?

A

d = i - i’

43
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What is the formula for Snell’s Law?

A 
n sin i = n' sin i'
where n = refractive index of material 1
n' = refractive index of material 2
i = angle of incidence
i' = angle of refraction
44
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What is the refracted ray?

A

the angle between the normal and the path of the refracted ray

45
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What are the 3 possible outcomes of Snell’s Law?

A

Light bends toward the normal
Light bends away from the normal
Light travels unrefracted when incident at 90 degrees to the interface

Physical & Geometric Optics (4 decks)

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