Optics Flashcards
1
Q
What is the shape of the human eye lens?
A
convex
2
Q
What image forms on the human retina?
A
real, reduced, inverted
3
Q
Rods’ function
A
detects light
4
Q
Cones’ function
A
detects color
5
Q
Color deficiency
A
cones in the retina do not work properly. this cannot be fixed
6
Q
What is polarized light?
A
lights that only vibrate in the same plane
7
Q
how do you make a polarizing filter?
A
lots of vertical lines on lens
8
Q
conrnea
A
outermost transparent layer of eye, begins focusing processs
9
Q
pupil
A
focuses image of object
10
Q
iris
A
controls size of pupil
11
Q
lens
A
focuses image of object
12
Q
retina
A
contain cells that detect light
13
Q
optic nerve
A
transmits into brains
