Light and Optical Systems Vocabulary Flashcards | StudBudLight and Optical Systems Vocabulary
20 vocabulary words
1incandescent
- a light where electricity passes through gas and emits light
- a light with a wire that is heated and glows
- a light that an organism creates
- a light that is absorbed and emitted
2photophore
- light-producing organ found in bioluminescent organisms
- the whole range of visible and invisible radiation
- colored part of the eye; controls the size of pupil
- nerve that leads from the retina to the brain
3optic nerve
- the whole range of visible and invisible radiation
- nerve that leads from the retina to the brain
- light-producing organ found in bioluminescent organisms
- colored part of the eye; controls the size of pupil
4lens
- clear transparent material that bends light
- back part of the eye that has photoreceptors
- specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to light
- specialized cells in the retina that detect color
5ommatidium
- eye made up of many smaller lenses
- lens that curves out in the middle and brings rays together
- one unit of a compound eye
- lens that curves inward and spreads light
6retina
- specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to light
- clear transparent material that bends light
- specialized cells in the retina that detect color
- back part of the eye that has photoreceptors
7concave lens
- lens that curves out in the middle and brings rays together
- lens that curves inward and spreads light
- eye made up of many smaller lenses
- one unit of a compound eye
8compound eye
- one unit of a compound eye
- eye made up of many smaller lenses
- lens that curves out in the middle and brings rays together
- lens that curves inward and spreads light
9refraction
- animals that are active and see well at night
- height of a wave
- opening in the eye that lets light in
- bending of light as it passes from one material to another
10fluorescent
- a light that is absorbed and emitted
- a light that an organism creates
- a light with a wire that is heated and glows
- a light where electricity passes through gas and emits light
11electromagnetic spectrum
- light-producing organ found in bioluminescent organisms
- colored part of the eye; controls the size of pupil
- the whole range of visible and invisible radiation
- nerve that leads from the retina to the brain
12bioluminescence
- a light where electricity passes through gas and emits light
- a light that is absorbed and emitted
- a light with a wire that is heated and glows
- a light that an organism creates
13phosphorescence
- a light with a wire that is heated and glows
- a light that an organism creates
- a light that is absorbed and emitted
- a light where electricity passes through gas and emits light
14rods
- back part of the eye that has photoreceptors
- specialized cells in the retina that detect color
- clear transparent material that bends light
- specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to light
15amplitude
- bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- height of a wave
- animals that are active and see well at night
- opening in the eye that lets light in
16pupil
- bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- height of a wave
- opening in the eye that lets light in
- animals that are active and see well at night
17iris
- colored part of the eye; controls the size of pupil
- the whole range of visible and invisible radiation
- nerve that leads from the retina to the brain
- light-producing organ found in bioluminescent organisms
18cones
- specialized cells in the retina that are sensitive to light
- clear transparent material that bends light
- specialized cells in the retina that detect color
- back part of the eye that has photoreceptors
19nocturnal
- bending of light as it passes from one material to another
- opening in the eye that lets light in
- animals that are active and see well at night
- height of a wave
20convex lens
- one unit of a compound eye
- eye made up of many smaller lenses
- lens that curves out in the middle and brings rays together
- lens that curves inward and spreads light
