optics review Flashcards
light is transferred through…..
Radiation
Force
Heat
radiation
light is a part of what spectrum?
electromagnetic
Which of the following is true about wavelengths?
shorter wavelengths higher energy. higher energy means moe danger
if material lets light pass through but it is not see-through it is described as….
Translucent
Chertin animals can produce their own light. what kinds of light is that
Bioluminescence
what do you have to do to find the focus on a mirror?
take the centre of curvature and x2
how far away the mirror is from the object
When a light enters a rectangular prism the incident ry and emerging ray are…..
parallel
At what point along the principal axis will a converging lens crate no image?
at F
Diverging lenses will alwyas make what type of image
virtual
the only portion of the electromagnetic spectrum can humans can detect
visible color
Matter that does not let light though is described as….
opaque
bending of light as it travels from one medium to another is called
refraction
which coulor on the visible spectrum has the longest wave length?
red