OPTICSOPTICSOPTICSOPTICS R ROY G. B I V E D R A N G E E L L O W R E E N L U E N D I G O I O L E T Visible light can be divided into these colors based upon the wavelength. Red has the longest wavelength and is refracted the least. Violet has the shortest wavelength and is refracted the most.
Angle of incidence Angle of Reflection Normal Mirror Line The Angle of Incidence is equal to the Angle of Reflection
Plane Mirror A virtual image is created behind the mirror! A mirror with a perfectly flat surface This diagram shows how an image is created. The brain perceives an image straight ahead (behind the mirror).
Mirrors reflect light - bounces off in a straight line
The apparent bending of light due to light rays travelling through a different medium. Click here for a Lesson
Lenses Refract light--light travels through them
Normal Vision Nearsighted (Myopia) Farsighted (Hyperopia)
Multiple focal points
Clouded lens
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