Types Of Light Flashcards
1
Q
Incandescence
A
Light from heat
2
Q
Sunlight
A
Energy released during fusion
3
Q
Electric discharge
A
Light from heated gas. Sodium and mercury emit photons which are visible light
4
Q
Luminescense
A
Light generated without heat
5
Q
Myopia
A
Near sighted
Corrected w diverging lense
6
Q
Hypermetropia
A
Far sighted
Corrected w converging lense
7
Q
Human eye
A
Pupil retina cornea iris lens muscles
8
Q
Parts of electromagnetic spectrum
A
Gamma ray-villard X ray-rontgem Ultraviolet light-ritter Visible Infrared-herschel Microwave Radio-hertz
9
Q
Parts of a wave
A
Crest wave length trough crest
Bigger it is less energy it has
10
Q
Gamma ray discoverer
A
Villard
11
Q
X ray discoverer
A
Rontgem
12
Q
Ultraviolet rays discoverer
A
Ritter
13
Q
Infrared discoverer
A
Herschel
14
Q
Radio discoverer
A
Hertz
15
Q
Critical angle
A
Angle of incidence above which total reflection occurs
