Mystery Topic (not actually a mystery)
the number of cycles completed up and down by an object over time (measured in Hz)
what is frequency?
The part of the eye and camera that focuses light.
What is lens.
a telescope that uses mirrors to focus light.
what is a reflecting telescope.
A measurement of a something from crest to crest or form trough to trough
What is a wavelength
the part of the eye and camera that allow light to enter
What is pupil and aperture
Name all the colours Newton saw emerge from white light
What is ROYGBIV?
the glass blocks inside of binoculars.
What are prisms?
a model of light where light behaves as a wave
the wave model of light
Adjusts how much light enters the camera and eye
What is iris and diaphragm
This type of electromagnetic radiation is responsible for sunburns.
What is UV radiation
A filter that can turn everything you see to the colour pink.
What are rose coloured glasses?
the part of the microscope that holds the slide in place
What is the stage clip?
light that is only 1 frequency or wavelength. (ie: lasers).
What is coherent light?
"Captures" the image
What is retina and film
This colour has a wavelength of ~700nm
What is red?
4x, 10x, 40x
what are the magnifying powers of the objective lenses of compound microscopes?
These rays have the shortest wavelength and the highest frequency of all radio waves
what are microwaves?
gives the structure shape.
what are the humors (aqueous + vitreous) and plastic/metal/anything that gives shape
often described as "heat radiation"
what is infrared radiation?
This light detecting nerve cell responds to red, green and blue light.
what is a cone?
the mirror or lens that first focuses the light entering a telescope.
What is the objective (lens/mirror)?