8th - Light Wave Interactions

Front

What states that when a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence?

Back

Law of Reflection

Front

What is the term for the bouncing of a wave off a surface?

Back

Reflection

Front

What do you call a material through which light does not pass?

Back

Opaque

Front

What is a material that allows most of the light that strikes it to pass through?

Back

Transparent

Front

What is the term for the passage of light through a medium?

Back

Transmission

Front

What is the term for the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

Back

Refraction

Front

What do you call the spreading of light waves as they pass through a narrow opening?

Back

Diffraction

Front

What is the term for the absorption of light by a material?

Back

Absorption

Front

What is the difference between transparent and translucent materials?

Back

Transparent materials allow all light to pass through, while translucent materials allow some light to pass but scatter it.

Front

What happens to light when it hits a mirror?

Back

It reflects according to the law of reflection.