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Optics
AP Physics 2 Optics
Term | Definition |
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optics | study of visible light and the ways in which visible light interacts with the eye to produce vision |
law of reflection | the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence |
normal | perpendicular |
regular reflection | the reflection of parallel light rays all in the same direction |
diffuse reflection | the reflection of parallel light rays in many different directions |
image | a picture of an object formed by waves of light |
convex | curved outward |
concave | curved inward |