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Ray Model of Light (slide 4) Flashcards

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Ray Model of Light

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angle of incidence
normal
angle of reflection

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Luminous objects produce and radiate light

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in all
directions

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Light ray

A straight line (with an arrow) on a diagram representing the

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direction and path that light is travelling

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When light hits an object, it may be:

Transmitted

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– flow of energy through an object

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Absorbed –

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– interception of energy (converted to different energy) -clothing/plants

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Reflected –

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– light changing directions by bouncing off an object (mirror)

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Refracted –

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light changing directions by bending through an object

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Opacity of Objects

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ability to transmit light

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Transparent Object

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allows all or most light to pass through

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Translucent Object

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some light passes through the object (reflected or absorbed)

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Opaque Object

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No light passes through (all the light is absorbed or reflected)

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Mirror

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Any polished surface reflecting an image

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Reflection

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The bouncing back of light from any surface

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Plane Mirror

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Flat mirror

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Incident ray

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Ray of light that travels from the source towards the surface of an object

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Normal

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The perpendicular line to a surface; where a ray of light meets the surface

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Reflected ray

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Ray of light that travels away from the surface of an object

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Angle of incidence/reflection

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The angle between the incident/reflected ray and the normal in a ray diagram

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There are two laws of reflection

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The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection

The incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal all lie in the same plane (same side of the mirror)

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specular reflection

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light reflects off of smooth surface

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diffuse reflection

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reflection off of a dull or irregular surface

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