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Ch. 29 Vocabulary

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the bouncing back of a particle or wave that srikes the boundary between two media.   reflection  
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a line perpendicular to a surface   normal  
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angle between an incident ray and the normal to a surface   angle of incidence  
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angle between a reflected ray and the normal to a surface   angle of reflection  
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the angle of incidence for a wave that strikes the surface is equl to the angle of reflection. This is true for both partially ad totally reflected waves.   law of reflection  
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the reflection of waves in many directions from a rough surface.   diffuse reflection  
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an image formed though reflection or rarefraction that can be seen by an observer but cannot be projected on a screen because light from the object does not actually come to focus.   virtual image  
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persistance of a sound, as in an echo, due to multiple reflections   reverbation  
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the change in direction of a wave as it crossses the boundary between two media in which the wave travels at different speeds.   refraction  
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the crest, trough, or any continuous portion of a 2D or 3D wave in which the vibrations are all the same way at the same time   wave front  
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the floating image that appears in the distance and is due to the refraction of light in Earth's atmosphere   mirage  
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the seperation of light into colors arranged according to their frequency, by the interaction with a prism or defration grading, for example   dispersion  
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the minimum angle of incidence for which the light ray is totally reflected in the medium   critical angle  
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the 100% reflection(with no transmition) of light that strikes a boundry between two media at an angle greater than the critical angle   total internal reflection  
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a transparent fiber, usually of glass or plastic that can transmit light down it's length by means of total internal reflection   optical fiber  
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