Illuminance
Characteristics
Reflection
Refraction
History
100

Materials that allow light to pass through.

What is transparent?

100

The small particles that make up light.

What are photons?

100

When light hits a surface and travels back in the exact direction. Also known as the "normal".

What is reflection?

100

When light hits a reflective surface and changes directions.

What is refraction?

100
This Greek Philosopher theorized that light travels in straight lines and can be reflected.

Who was Euclid?

200

Materials that do not allow light to pass through, creating a shadow.

What is opaque?

200

Visible light whose wavelengths travel in the same direction, and at the same speed. For example, a laser beam.

What is coherent light?

200

This states that the angle of incidence is always equal to the angle of reflection.

What is the law of reflection?

200

Refraction occurs because of wavelengths of light are doing this.

What is changing speeds, or slowing down?

200

In what year did Isaac Newton demonstrate the splitting of white light?

When was 1666?

300

Materials that allow partial light to pass through.

what is translucent?

300

This type of light's wavelengths are shorter than visible light. Humans cannot see them, however certain animals like snakes can.

What is infrared light?

300

The non-perpendicular angle at which light hits a reflective surface.

What is the angle of incidence?

300

Light travels the slowest through this material.

What is water?

300

This person patented the first incandescent light bulb in 1879.

Who was Thomas Edison?

400

The fully shaded region of a shadow.

What is the umbra?

400

This type of visible light contains electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths that are different lengths, that travel at different speeds.

What is incoherent light?

400

The total amount in degrees between the normal and the surface of a reflective plane.

What is 90 degrees.

400

When white light is split, the slowest wavelengths is this color.

What is red?

400

In 150AD this person discovered that light travels slower through liquids than gases and that it is refracted when it travels from air to glass.

Who was Ptolemy?

500

The partially shaded area of a shadow.

What is the penumbra?

500

True or False. Humans can see all portions of the electromagnetic gradient.

False.

500

If a beam of light hits a reflective plane at 56 degrees, what will the angle of incidence be?

What is 34 degrees?
500

True or false. If hold an image against a glass of water the image will be reversed on the other side.

False.

500

What year was Miss T born?

When was 1994?

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