LIGHT AND COLOUR

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Angle of incidence =
angle of reflection
 THE LAW OF REFLECTION
• The angle of incidence • Plane mirrors are used
is equal to the angle of in periscopes.
reflection. • They are used in rear
• The image in a plane view mirrors.
mirror is virtual and is • The image is as far
the same size as the behind the mirror is as
object. the object is in front.
• Image is laterally
inverted
PERISCOPES
Shiny smooth surfaces reflect regularly,
other surfaces also reflect light but if
the surface is rough the light is reflected
in all directions. We call this diffuse
reflection.
Diffuse Reflection
CONVEX AND CONCAVE
MIRRORS
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/mirrors/concave.html
Convex and Concave Mirrors
•A concave mirror is a converging
mirror. Parallel rays of light are
reflected through the focal point
of a concave mirror.
•A convex mirror is a diverging
mirror. Parallel rays of light are
reflected so that they appear to
come from the focal point of a
convex mirror.
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Concave Mirrors: Interactive Java Tutorial
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/mirrors/convex.html
 Uses of Concave Mirrors
• Used to collect light energy, sound,
heat, radiation, radar and TV
signals.
• If you move close to a concave
mirror, then you see a magnified
image of yourself. This image is
upright and virtual as well as
magnified. Shaving and make up
mirrors
 Uses of Convex Mirrors
• They always produce virtual upright
images.
• The image is always smaller than the
object.
• They are useful when you want a wide
field of view – car driving mirrors or
shop security.
• This is the bending of light rays
• Happens because the rays change
speed.
• When they enter a more dense
medium (glass, water,) they slow
down.
• When they enter a less dense
medium – like air, they speed up.
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http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/variablelens/index.html
 Total internal reflection
and refraction
• When an object is viewed
through water the image we
see is changed because of the
way light waves behave as
they pass from the water into
the air.
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White light is made up of the seven colours
of the rainbow.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,
and violet.
Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Light and Color
- Refraction of Light
 Molecular
Expressions
Microscopy
Primer: Light
and Color -
Subtractive
Colors

Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: - Light and Color -

Additive Primary Colors
 How We See Colour

• We see colours because those

are refelected off and object.
Yellow light is refelected to our
eyes but the other colours are
absorbed so we see yellow.
 RAINBOWS
• We see rainbows because
the light is first refracted
by the raindrop and then
reflected off the back of
the raindrop.
 MIXING COLOURS
• When we mix the three primary
colours of light we get white
light. RED GREEN BLUE
• If we mix the three secondary
colours of light we get black
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW
 In white light in red light in green light in blue light this
is what the grapes and card will look like

Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Light and Color -

Color Filters: Interactive Java Tutorial
In these glasses only light perpendicular to the highway
is allowed through. This halves the amount of light reaching
the eye.
 THE EYE
• The pupil allows light to enter the eye.
• The lens helps to focus the light
• Light sensitive cells in the retina detect the
light.
• A nerve impulse travels from the retina to
the brain along the optic nerve where it is
interpreted.
• The iris helps to change the size of the pupil
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Human Vision: Interactive Java Tutorial
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/light/program.html
CLICK HERE TO INVESTIGATE REFRACTION IN A
PRISM
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litters/equilateralprism/index.html