Science- Light Flashcards

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Ray model of light

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Light is represented as a straight line or Ray that shows direction the light wave is travelling

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Ray

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Imaginary line showing direction in which light is travelling

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Transparent

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Allows light to pass through freely

Only small light absorbed and reflected

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Translucent

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Most light rays get through but scattered all directions

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Opaque

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Prevents any light from passing through it

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Incident Ray

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Incoming Ray

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Reflected Ray

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Ray that bounces of barrier

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Normal

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Imaginary line that is perpendicular to the boundary between two materials. Intersects the point at which the incident Ray reaches the boundary

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Law of reflection

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The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence

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Angle of refraction

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Angle of Ray of light emerging from boundary between the refracted Ray and normal

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Light density - away

Dense- toward

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The normal

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Concave mirror

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Distant- small and upside down
Approaches fp- upside down and larger
Between fp and mirror- upright and larger

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Convex

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Upright and smaller than object

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Concave lens

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Diverge.

Smaller and upright

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Convex lens

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2+ focal length- small and upside down
Between 1-2 - large and upside down
Less than 1- large and upright

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16
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Particle model of light

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Light- stream fast moving unimaginably tiny particles.

Light travel perfect straight line until met the eye-> gets absorbed to make image.