A | B |
angle of refraction | how much light bends when changing mediums. |
reflects | You see people and objects because light _______________ off of them. |
concave mirror | When the surface of a mirror curves inward, like the inside of a cave, it is called a _________ mirror. |
convex mirror | A mirror with a surface that curves outward at the center (bulges in the middle.) |
focal point | The point at which rays of light meet, or appear to meet, after being reflected by a mirror. |
ray | straight line used to represent a light wave |
transparent | Glass and water are __________, you can see through them clearly. |
opaque | A material that reflects or absorbs light that strikes it (blocked.) |
refraction | The bending of light as it enters a new medium is called |
prism | A _______________ separates white light into all the colors of the visible spectrum. |
convex lens | A ______________ lens is thicker in the center. |
Lens | A curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light. |
concave lens | A lens that is thinner at the center than at the edges. |
plane | a flat mirror |
absorb | when light is taken in |
transmit | when light passes through |
mirror | surface with a regular or near regular reflection |
index | ___ of refraction is how much a medium will change the speed of light |
incidence | angle of ______ is the angle light comes in at |