Waves Flashcards
How does a lens form an image
Light is refracted into the focal point
Types of lens
Concave and convex
What do waves transfer
Energy
Speed of sound in air
340m/s
What happens when Waves at the boundary of two materials
It refracts and changes speed
Equation for magnification of a lens
Image size / object size
Human hearing
20 to 20000hz
Oscilloscope
A machine that show the waves shape of an electric signal
Speed of all em waves
300×10⁶m/s
Examples of medical uses of xray
Seeing bones,internal images
Reflection from a smooth surface
Specular reflection
Reflection from rough surface
Diffuse reflection
What determines the color of a visible spectrum
Frequency/wavelength
How does a prism split white light
Retracts different frequencies of light
List the colours of the visible spectrum in order
Red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigo,
Violet