Unit C~ Section 1 Flashcards
Early ideas about light
~beams coming from peoples eyes
~Light didn’t have colour
Who discovered the speed of light
Albert A michaelson / ole romer
Early inventions
Telescope
Microscope
Mirrors reflecting off eachother
4 properties of light
Can bend
comes in straight lines
can be reflected
is a form of energy
How does a microscope use light
Use two lenses, when the light shines through specimen, a large image is produced by looking through the eyepiece
two telescopes
reflecting and refracting
reflecting uses a curved mirror
refracting uses a lens
What are binoculars made of
two refracting telescopes put together.
Luminous & non luminous
Luminous produces light; light source
Non-Luminous Doesn’t
2 types of reflection
Regular, diffuse