Openstax-Microbiology Chapter 2 How We See the Invisible World | Questions with 100 % correct answers | Verified

Wavelength - the distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the peak of the next. Amplitude - the height of a wave's crest Frequency - The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time Reflection - The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass. Absorbance - The amount of light absorbed by a sample Transmittance - The passing of light through a sample Interference - the interaction between waves that meet Diffraction - light waves can also interact with small objects by bending or scattering Refraction - when light waves change direction as they enter a new medium refractive index - the extent to which a material slows transmission speed relative to empty space image point (focus) - the location where all of the light that strikes a lens and refracts is met at a single point focal point - the image point when light entering the lens is parallel