Revisions Flashcards
What is reflection?
The bouncing of light
What is Li
The angle of incidence
What is Lr
The angle of reflection
At what point does the incident ray, the normal and point, reflected ray meet?
They all meet at the same point.
What is refraction?
The bending of light
What is incident ray?
The ray falling on the surface
What is the reflected ray?
The ray that travels back into the medium after striking the surface
What is the normal?
The perpendicular drawn to the surface in 90 degrees
What is the Angle of Incidence
The angle between the incident ray and the normal
What is the Angle of reflection?
The angle between the normal and reflected ray
What is dispersion?
The splitting of white light into colours
What is spectrum?
A band of seven colours “VIBGYOR”
Which colour refracts the least?
Red
Which colour refracts the most?
Violet
What is an object that is a source of light described as?
Luminous