-material that absorbs or reflects all light and does not transmit any light
opaque
translucent
transparent
mirage
filter
2. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
material that transmits and scatters light so that objects viewed through it appear blurry
opaque
translucent
transparent
mirage
index of refraction
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
property of as material indicating how much the speed of light is reduced in the material compared to the speed of light in a vacuum
linearly polarized light
incandescent light
index of refraction
mirage
optical scanner
4. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
image of a distant object produced by the refraction of light through air layers of different densities
pigment
holography
index of refraction
mirage
filter
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
a transparent material that selectively transmits light
opaque
incandescent light
fluoresescense light
mirage
filter
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
colored material that is used to change the color of other substances
pigment
translucent
transparent
mirage
opaque
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
light produced by heating a piece of metal,usually tungsten,until it glows
linearly polarized light
incandescent light
fluoresescense light
coherent light
incoherent light
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
light generated by using phosphors to convert ultraviolet radiation to visible light
linearly polarized light
incandescent light
fluoresescense light
coherent light
incoherent light
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
-light of one wavelength that travels in one direction with a constant distance between the corresponding crests of the waves
linearly polarized light
incandescent light
fluoresescense light
coherent light
incoherent light
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
light that can contain more than one wavelength,travel in more than one direction,and has varying distances between the corresponding crests of the waves
linearly polarized light
holography
index of refraction
coherent light
incoherent light
11. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
light whose magnetic field vibrates in only one direction
linearly polarized light
holography
transparent
total internal reflection
optical scanner
12. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
technique that produces a completely three-dimensional photographic image of an object
opaque
holography
total internal reflection
index of refraction
optical scanner
13. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
the complete reflection of light at a boundary that occurs when light strikes at an angle greater than the critical angle,and light travels faster in the second medium than in the first medium
holography
total internal reflection
index of refraction
optical scanner
incoherent light
14. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
-device that reads intensities of reflected light and converts the information to digital signals