COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
What are the four ways light can interact with objects?
reflection, refraction, absorption, and diffraction
What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
3 x 10^8 m/s
What are the four types of light?
monochromatic, collimated, coherent, polarized
What is monochromatic light?
light waves are all the same wavelength and frequency (one color)
What is polarized light?
vibrational direction in the same plane
What is coherent light?
monochromatic light perfectly in phase
What is collimated light?
light rays which are parallel, not necessarily the same wavelength, phase, or polarized
What is specular reflection?
light reflecting off a flat surface
What is diffuse reflection?
light reflecting off a distorted/uneven surface
What is refraction?