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Light Terms Physics

Terms in this set (16)

Hertz
unit for frequency
wave velocity
frequency times wavelength
frequency
number of waves that pass a given point in one second
reflection
the bouncing of a wave off another object
wavelength
distance between corresponding points on two waves
refraction
bending of light waves when they pass through another substance
crest
highest point of a wave
trough
the lowest point of a wave
photon
particle of light
light
type of electromagnetic radiation
prism
translucent material that separates white light into colors
index of refraction
tells how much a ray of light will bend as it travels through a given material
angle of incidence
the angle at which a ray of light strikes a surface
angle of reflection
the angle at which a ray "bounces off" a surface
visible light spectrum
a continuous band of colors arranged according to wavelength or frequency
normal
an imaginary line drawn at a right angle to the surface of a barrier
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