COT Clinical Optics FINAL EXAM (with Complete Solutions)

The range of wavelengths in the visible spectrum is? correct answers 400 - 800 nanometers Immediately on either side of the visible spectrum are the invisible light segments of? correct answers Infrared & ultraviolet Which color has the longest wavelength? correct answers Red Geometric optics includes? correct answers The effects of media on the path of light When light bounces back from an object, this is known as? correct answers Reflection In reflection, the light rays that hit the object or interface between media with different indices of refraction are called? correct answers Incident rays In optics, a medium (or media, plural) is: correct answers An object that reflects light When light passes through a transparent medium, it may travel straight through (transmission) or its path may be altered. This altering or bending property of a medium is known as? correct answers Refraction The ray of light that enters a transparent medium is termed? correct answers Incident ray If light passes through a lens and the rays are spread apart on exiting, this is known as? correct answers Divergence If light passes through a lens and the rays are spread toward each other on exiting, this is known as? correct answers Convergence A comparison of the speed of light in air to the speed of light through substance is? correct answers IR (Snell's Law) The denser the substance, the more slowly light passes through it and the what? correct answers The higher the IR The IR of crown glass is? correct answers 1.50 Light traveling through a prism will be bent toward the prisms what? correct answers Base The image of an object viewed through a prism Is what? correct answers Virtual and shifted toward the apex A 1.00 diopter prism bends light? correct answers 1 cm at a distance of 1m from the prism