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Chapter 29 VOCAB
Question | Answer |
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bouncing back of a particle or wave that strikes the boundary between two media | Reflection |
line perpendicular to a surface, incident rays and reflected rays make equal angles with the line | the Normal |
angle between an incident ray and the normal to a surface | Angle of Incidence |
angle between a reflected ray and the normal to a surface | Angle of reflection |
angle of incidence for a wave that strikes a surface is equal to the angle of reflection. This is true for both partially and totally reflected waves | Law of reflection |
image formed through reflection or refraction that can be seen by an observer but cannot be projected on a screen because light from the object does not actually come to a focus. | virtual image |
reflection of waves in many directions from a rough surface | Diffuse reflection |
Persistence of a sounds, as in an echo, due to multiple reflections. | Reverberations |
change in direction of a wave as it crosses the boundary between two media in which the wave travels at different speed | Refraction |
crest, trough, or any continuous portion of a two-dimensional of three-dimensional wave in which the vibrations are all the same way at the same time | wave front |
floating image that appears in the distance and is due to the refraction of light in Earth's atmosphere | Mirage |
he sepreation of light into colors arranged according to their frequencies, by interaction with a prism or diffraction grating | Dispersion |
minimum angles of incidence for which a light ray is totally reflected within a medium | Critical Angle |
the 100% reflection (with no transmission) of light that strikes the boundary between two media at an angle greater than the critical angle | Total internal reflection |
Transparent fiber, usually glass or plastic, that can transmit light down its length by means of total internal reflection | Optical Fiber |