Waves
what is the highest part of a wave?
Crest
how eyes detect light and color?
Light travels into the eye to the retina located on the back of the eye.
examples of transparent?
glass windows
glasses lens
what are the 4 light behaviors?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Absorption
What is my new last name going to be?
Butenewicz
what is the lowest part of a wave?
the trough
What part of the eye shows eye color and helps to increase or decrease light?
Iris
examples of translucent?
wax paper
stained glass
what is refraction?
bending of a wave as it passes from one substance of another.
How does a mirror work?
which type of waves have the lowest frequency?
Radio waves
Why do objects appear as different colors?
an object reflects some colors and absorbs all the others.
examples of opaque?
tin foil
golfball
what is diffraction?
change in direction of a wave when it finds an obstacle or an edge.
What direction does light travel?
In a straight line
which type of wave has the highest frequency?
Gamma rays
what is the part of the eyes that takes the light rays; turns into electrical signals & transmits them to the optic nerve?
Retina
what is translucent?
when light partially passes through and object
what is absorption?
the transfer of light energy to particles of matter.
It increases
what are the 7 waves?
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and gamma rays
What part of the eye sends the electrical signals to our brain so it can be “seen”?
Optic Nerve
what is light?
a form of energy made of many colors
what is reflection?
the bouncing back of a wave after hitting a barrier.
What do optical engineers do?
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