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Physics Finals Review

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What type of wave is light?   Transverse  
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What constant speed does light travel by in a vacuum?   3.00 x 10^8  
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When light waves travel from one medium to another, the speed changes but the frequency what?   Stays the same  
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The EM spectrum travels at the same what?   Speed  
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What is the visible light wavelength range?   400 to 700nm  
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What is the EM spectrum order?   Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-Ray, Gamma Rays  
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What is the EM spectrum color order?   Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet  
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Define plane reflection   Reflection off a smooth surface  
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Define diffuse reflection   Reflection of light into many directions by rough surfaces  
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Define law of reflection   The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection  
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In ALL optics problems, the angles are measured from the normal to what?   Point of incidence  
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Natural light vibrates in what direction?   Everywhere  
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Polarized light vibrates in one specific what?   Plane  
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What color is the result of the combination of all colors of the visible light spectrum?   White  
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What are the three primary colors of light?   Red, green, and blue  
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What are the three secondary colors of light?   Yellow, magenta, and cyan  
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Define dispersion   The spreading out of light according to color  
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Define index of refraction   The ratio of the speed of light in vacuum compared to the speed of light in the medium  
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Define coherent   Waves maintain a constant phase relationship (crests stay matched up with crests for instance)  
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Define incoherent   Phase relationship varies randomly; This type of light includes incandescent and fluorescent bulbs  
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Define monochromatic   Light of a single color and frequency  
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The higher the frequency of an electromagnetic wave, the more what?   Energy it transmits  
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The color of light depends on the light wave’s what?   Wavelength  
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Longest wavelength   Red  
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Shortest wavelength   Violet  
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Define diffraction   A bending, interfering, and pattern forming effect that results when light passes through thin slits (or openings) in opaque barriers  
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Define incident ray   The ray that shines on the mirror  
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Define reflected ray   The ray that reflects from the mirror  
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Define normal   An imaginary line perpendicular to the mirror’s surface  
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Define angle of incidence   The angle between the normal and the incident ray  
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Define angle of reflection   The angle between the normal and the reflected ray  
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When light rays enter a material in which their speed decreases, the rays bend...   Toward the normal  
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When light rays enter a material in which their speed increases, the rays bend...   Away from normal  
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A real image is what?   Inverted  
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Define converging lens   Thicker in the middle, causing parallel rays to meet at the focal point.  
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Define diverging lens   Thinner in the middle, causing parallel rays to bend away from the focal point  
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Define focal length   The distance between the center of the lens and its focal point  
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A converging/convex lens forms either what?   A real or a virtual image  
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When the object is between the focal point and a converging/convex lens, the image is what?   Virtual  
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When the object is farther from a converging/convex lens than the focal point, the image is what?   Real  
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A diverging/ concave lens always forms a what?   Virtual image  
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Ray diagrams are used to determine what?   Size and location of an image  
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An arrow is used to represent the what?   Object  
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