A | B |
the angle of incidence | equals the angle of reflection |
an imaginary line perpendicular to a mirror | normal |
light is | faster than sound |
light waves | are transverse |
light waves will | travel through a vacuum |
sound waves | won't travel through a vacuum |
transparent objects | allow light to pass through them |
translucent objects | let most of the light through |
opaque objects | do not let any light through |
a flat mirror | plane |
when a light ray passes from one medium to another, it bends | this is called refraction |
convex lenses | bend light inwards |
concace lenses | bend light outwards |
rays of light | meet at the focal point |
in the eye, an image is formed | on the retina |
coloured part of the eye | the iris |
takes information from the eye to the brain | optic nerve |
red + green light | =yellow |
red + blue light | =magenta |
blue + green light | =cyan |
a blue shirt under a white light | looks blue |
a blue shirt under a red light | looks black |
a blue light under a magenta light | looks bluish |
a yellow shirt under a white light | looks yellow |
a yellow shirt under a red light | looks red |
a yellow shirt under a green light | looks green |