Sci - Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
What is ray model of light?
A
A model representing the path taken by the light
2
Q
What is reflection?
A
The bouncing of light off a surface
3
Q
What is refraction?
A
The bending of light at the boundary between two different transparent materials (ex, optical medium) as it passes from one material into the other, due to a change in the speed of light
4
Q
What is dispersion?
A
The splitting of a white light into its component colours
5
Q
Describe the concave and the convex mirror
A
A concave curves inwards while the convex curves outwards
