criticalangle | | part of our vision which we cannot see things |
opaque | | image appears to diverge |
convexlens | | buldging out shape |
luminous | | controls the size of the pupil |
reflectedlight | | sensitive to low light |
translucent | | the point where the convergent rays meet |
angleofrefraction | | the angle formed by a reflected ray |
blindspot | | the angle formed by a incident ray |
opticalnerve | | the hole in the middle of the eye that lets light pass through |
primarycolour | | mostly covered in rods and cones |
lens | | cyan, magenta and yellow |
focalpoint | | a cell on the retina provides sharp focus and enables us to see colour |
iris | | hollowed out shape |
cornea | | light from the sun |
retina | | the transparent curved 'window' covering the eye |
cone | | smallest angle of incidence |
angleofincidence | | does not let light through |
indicentlight | | the cone system on the retina is faulty |
whitelight | | ben light when passed through an object |
concavelens | | the image that can be seen on the screen |
virtualimage | | the light that bounces off a surface |
pupil | | produces light |
angleofrefraction | | red, blue and green light |
transparent | | produces light when heated |
luminescent | | a carefully curved transparent object |
totalinternalreflection | | lets some light through |
normal | | finds the angles of incidence and reflection |
opticalcentre | | the angle formed by a refracted ray |
colourblindness | | produces light in a chemical reaction |
realimage | | transmits visual images to the brain in eletric signals |
incandesecent | | also known as the pole |
secondarylight | | light strikes a medium boundary at an angle larger than the critical angle |
refractedlight | | lets most light through |
rod | | the direct light falls on a surface |