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Optics
AP Physics 2 Optics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| optics | study of visible light and the ways in which visible light interacts with the eye to produce vision |
| law of reflection | the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence |
| normal | perpendicular |
| regular reflection | the reflection of parallel light rays all in the same direction |
| diffuse reflection | the reflection of parallel light rays in many different directions |
| image | a picture of an object formed by waves of light |
| convex | curved outward |
| concave | curved inward |