Optics Flashcards
1
Q
Luminous object
A
Produces its own light
2
Q
Non Luminous
A
Object doesn’t produce its own light
3
Q
Incandescence
A
The emissions of light from a hot body due to its temperature
4
Q
Chimiluminescence
A
The emission of light caused by a chemical reaction
5
Q
Bioluminescence
A
Produce and emissions of light by a living organism
6
Q
Phosphorescence
A
A process in which energy that is absorbed by a substance is released relatively slowly in the form of light. Ex glow in the dark materials
7
Q
Fluorescence
A
The emission of visible light by a substance that has absorbed light of a different wavelength
8
Q
Triboluminescence
A
Producing light from friction
9
Q
Électroluminescence
A
Process of transforming electrical energy directly into light energy
