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Optics Test Review
the Law of Reflection - โ
the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection specular - โ
reflection off of smooth surfaces diffuse - โ
reflection off of rough surfaces refraction - โ
the bending of a ray of light index of refraction - โ
the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium prism - โ
a solid object that bends light visible spectrum - โ
The range of light energy that people can see color absorption - โ
the absorbing of colors color reflection - โ
the reflecting of colors lens - โ
part of eye that focuses light wavelength - โ
the distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs of 2 waves
frequency - โ
how many waves pass by a fixed point in one second velocity - โ
the speed and direction of a moving object dispersion - โ
the scattering of light convex - โ
curving or bulging outward toward an object concave - โ
curving or bulging inward away from an object focal length - โ
the distance from a lens to its focus focal point - โ
the point at which light rays meet real image - โ
an image that is created on the same side of the mirror or lens as the object virtual image - โ
a reflected optical image that exists on the opposite side of the mirror or lens as the object erect image - โ
image with the same orientation as the object inverted image - โ
image with opposite orientation from the object law of reflection -
Concave mirrors (image types) - โ
(upright, smaller/larger and virtual) or (inverted, smaller/larger and real) Convex mirrors (image types) - โ
always upright, enlarged and virtual mirror equation - โ
1/image distance + 1/object distance = 1/focal length magnification equation - โ
M= - image distance/object distance = image height/object height
- magnification - โ
image is virtual and upright
- magnification - โ
image is real and inverted
- focal length (curved mirrors) - โ
concave mirror (focal length exists on object side)
- focal length (curved mirrors) - โ
convex mirror (focal length exists opposite the object)
- focal length (lenses) - โ
converging lens (double convex)
- focal length (lenses) - โ
diverging lens (double concave) +di - โ
real image (exists on same side of the mirror/lens as the object) -di - โ
virtual image (exists on opposite side of the mirror/lens as the object)
+hi - โ
upright image -hi - โ
inverted image Snellโs law - โ
nisinฮธi=nrsinฮธr converging lenses (image types) - โ
multiple image types, (real, smaller, inverted), (real same size, inverted), (real, magnified, inverted), (virtual, magnified, upright) diverging - โ
only one image type (real, upright, smaller)
