Light and Optics Flashcards

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Refract

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Light changes direction or bends as it goes from one substance to another.

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Reflect

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When light bounces off an object without absorbing.

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Transmit

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When light hits an object and goes through.

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Absorption

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The process in which light is absorbed and converted into energy.

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Dispersed light

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Process of white light splitting into its constituent colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).

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Medium

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The substance that light goes through or tries to go through; light changes speed when this occurs.

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Specular reflection

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Reflects all light which arrives from a given direction at the same angle.

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Spectrum

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Distribution of electromagnetic waves (visible light).

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Light Source

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An object that gives off light. Example: lamps.

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Transparent

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Light waves pass straight through easily; can see through the object/medium.