MODULE QUIZ 4 Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

The bending of light rays as it passes to a medium. It occurs due to the differences in densuity between the two media

A

REFRACTION

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2
Q

Are transparent materials that bend light through refraction

A

Lenses

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3
Q

2 types of lenses

A

CONVEX LENS &
CONCAVE LENS

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4
Q

converging lenses bulge at the middle and thin at the edges.

a converging lens focuses parallel light rays from infinity to a single converging point.

A

convex lens

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5
Q

diverging lenses are lenses that are thin in the middle and bulk at the edges.

diverging lenses deflect parallel rays away from each other, making it appear to be diverging from the focal point.

A

concave lens

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6
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the center of the lens

A

vertex

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7
Q

the horizontal line that intersects the vertex

A

principal axis

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8
Q

the point where all of the light rays are focused on

A

focal point

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9
Q

distance from the focal point to the vertex

A

focal length (F)

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10
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twice the distance of the focal point from the vertex. it is the radius of the circle from which the lens was derived.

A

center of curvature (2F)

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