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Light

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Intensity   The rate at which energy flows through a unit area perpendicular to the direction of wave motion. For light it is the brightness.  
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Angle of Incidence   The angle between an incoming ray and a line that is normal to the striking surface.  
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Polarization   Waves in which the direction of vibration is the same for all waves.  
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Dispersion   The process of using a prism to separate light into its component wavelengths.  
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Electromagnetic Spectrum   The complete range of electromagnetic radiation.  
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Specular Reflection   The bouncing back of a light ray off of a smooth surface.  
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Focal length   The distance between the focal point and the lens or mirror.  
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Diffuse Reflection   The bouncing back of a light ray off of a rough surface.  
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Focal Point   The point where light rays meet after reflecting off of a curved mirror or refracting through a lens.  
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Lens   A transparent object that refracts light rays, causing them to converge or diverge, to create an image.  
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Diffraction   The spreading of waves into a region behind an obstruction.  
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Object distance (do)   The distance between an object and a lens or mirror.  
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Refraction   The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another.  
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Real Image   An image formed where light rays that have been reflected or refracted, converge.  
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Virtual Image   An image formed where light rays that have been reflected or refracted, appear to converge only.  
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Concave   A surface that is curving inward.  
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Convex   A surface that is curving outward.  
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Ray diagram   A model used to predict image formation.  
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