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Lenses and Light
9 cards·by trosenblum
A branch of physics which focuses physically seeing on visible and invisible light
Optics
transparent material that allows light to pass through; has the ability to bend parallelrays
to cross
Lenses
clear, allows light to pass through and can be
Transparent
a device which emits light, also can create parallel light rays with s
Light Ray Box (and what it's used for)
idealized model of light, which is drawn as a straight line.” (Study.com)
Light Ray
when a light ray bends after hitting a medium; speed of light slows down while passing through
the barrier
Refraction
light ray enters and exits at the same angle
Reflection
the speed at which light travels at, approximated to be about 3x10^8 m/s
Speed of Light
an intervening substance, or a barrier
Medium