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What is the source of light in most common optical phenomena?
What is the source of light in most common optical phenomena?
- Fire
- Sun or moon (correct)
- Street lights
- Artificial lights
What can cause the optical phenomenon known as a rainbow?
What can cause the optical phenomenon known as a rainbow?
- Reflection and refraction of light by dust
- Reflection of light by clouds
- Reflection and refraction of light by water droplets (correct)
- Refraction of light by water droplets
What is the green ray phenomenon?
What is the green ray phenomenon?
- An optical phenomenon thought to be mythical due to its rarity (correct)
- An optical effect generated by a prism
- A common optical effect
- A type of rainbow
What is Fata Morgana?
What is Fata Morgana?
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What are the colors generated by a prism an example of?
What are the colors generated by a prism an example of?
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What type of lens was invented by Augustin-Jean Fresnel?
What type of lens was invented by Augustin-Jean Fresnel?
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What was Augustin-Jean Fresnel's significant contribution to optics?
What was Augustin-Jean Fresnel's significant contribution to optics?
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What was the purpose of using 'stepped' lenses as pioneered by Augustin-Jean Fresnel?
What was the purpose of using 'stepped' lenses as pioneered by Augustin-Jean Fresnel?
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Who first proposed the simpler dioptric (purely refractive) stepped lens?
Who first proposed the simpler dioptric (purely refractive) stepped lens?
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What principle did Augustin-Jean Fresnel express in quantitative terms?
What principle did Augustin-Jean Fresnel express in quantitative terms?
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