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[Blank] first measured the speed of light.

Ole Romer

[Blank] measured the speed of light more accurately than previous scientists.

Albert A. Michelson

[Blank] thought he could burn enemy ships with reflected light from the sun.

Archimedes

[Blank] thought beams of light came from our eyes.

<p>Pythagoras</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] came up with the law of reflection.

<p>Euclid</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] accurately described how vision really worked and diagrammed the eye.

<p>Al Haytham</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] perfected the telescope and made many discoveries such as the moons of Jupiter.

<p>Galileo</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] built the first microscope in 1595.

<p>The Jansens</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] used the microscope to discover 'little animalcules'.

<p>Van Leeuwenhoek</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Hubble Space Telescope can show clearer pictures of space objects than a telescope on Earth's surface because there is no ______ in space to get in the way.

<p>atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

Light is a form of ______.

<p>energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Telescopes provide ______ images.

<p>enlarged</p> Signup and view all the answers

Telescopes ______ light from distant objects.

<p>collect</p> Signup and view all the answers

A refracting telescope uses two ______.

<p>lenses</p> Signup and view all the answers

A reflecting telescope uses a curved (concave) ______ and a lens.

<p>mirror</p> Signup and view all the answers

Light travelling from a source in straight lines is called light ______.

<p>rays</p> Signup and view all the answers

Each light ray ends in an arrow to indicate ______.

<p>direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

Light rays travel ______ from a light source in every direction.

<p>away</p> Signup and view all the answers

Transparent materials can ______ light.

<p>transmit</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translucent materials allow only ______ light to pass through.

<p>some</p> Signup and view all the answers

When parallel rays reflect off a smooth surface in a predictable pattern, it is a ______ reflection.

<p>regular</p> Signup and view all the answers

An imaginary line, used to measure angles from, perpendicular to the mirror at the point of reflection is called the ______.

<p>normal</p> Signup and view all the answers

The angle between the incident ray and the normal is called the ______.

<p>angle of incidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

A mirror with a surface that curves inward like a bowl is called a ______ mirror.

<p>concave</p> Signup and view all the answers

Parallel rays that hit a concave mirror reflect and head to a common point called the ______.

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Who is Ole Romer?

First scientist to measure the speed of light.

Who is Albert A. Michelson?

Improved the accuracy in measuring speed of light.

Who is Archimedes?

Scientist who thought he could burn enemy ships using reflected sunlight.

Who is Pythagoras?

A scientist who thought beams of light came from our eyes

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Who is Euclid?

Scientist who came up with the law of reflection.

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Who is Al Haytham?

Accurately described how vision really worked and diagramed the eye.

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Who is Galileo?

Perfected the telescope and made many discoveries, such as the moons of Jupiter.

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Who are The Jansens?

Built the first microscope in 1595.

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Who is Van Leeuwenhoek?

Used the microscope to discover 'little animalcules'.

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What are light rays?

Light travelling from a source in straight lines.

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What does the arrow on a light ray indicate?

The direction a light ray is moving.

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How does light travel from a source?

How light rays travel from a light source.

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What is intensity?

The amount of light perceived; brighter when closer, darker when farther.

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What are transparent materials?

Materials that allow light to pass through.

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What are translucent materials?

Materials that allow some light to pass through.

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What are opaque materials?

Materials that allow no light to pass through.

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What are luminous objects?

Objects that produce light.

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What is regular reflection?

Reflection in a predictable pattern off a smooth surface.

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What is diffuse reflection?

Reflection when rays scatter in different directions off a rough surface.

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What is the normal?

Imaginary line perpendicular to a mirror at the point of reflection.

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What is the angle of incidence?

The angle between the incident ray and the normal.

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What is the angle of reflection?

The angle between the reflected ray and the normal.

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What is the law of reflection?

States that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

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What is a concave mirror?

A mirror with a surface that curves inward like a bowl.

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What is the focal point (apex)?

The point where parallel rays converge after reflecting off a concave mirror.

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