Vocab
The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
Atmosphere
Who discovered that light only traveled in straight lines
Isaac Newton
What is a multicolored arc that is made when light hits water droplets
Rainbows
Light bending as it passes through something
Refraction
Who's theory said that light travels in waves
Francesco Grimaldi
What makes sunlight scatter in every direction turning the sky blue
Gases and Microparticles
Part of the eye that focuses light onto the retina
Lens
How did Issac Newton discover that white light was made of all the colors combined
By looking though a glass of water
Rainbows are formed from sunlight hitting water droplets at what degree
42
Used to refract light
Light Prism
How did Issac Newton improve his white light theory
By looking through a glass prism
What does light have to pass through to enter our eyes
Part of the eye that translates light into electrical signals to the brain
Retina
Who established a wave theory of light
Christian Huygens
What kind of cells see color in our eyes
Cone Cells