ABO Practice Test

Corpuscular - ANSWER-the theory which explains light as a stream of invisible bundles of energy Photons - ANSWER-the visible bundles of energy Electromagnetic Theory - ANSWER-The theory which explains light as moving in a series of wave pulsations. 186,000 miles per second - ANSWER-the speed of light in air ray - ANSWER-a point of light pulsating in a straight line all colors - ANSWER-the colors that visible or white light are composed of base - ANSWER-a prism will bend light towards its one meter - ANSWER-one diopter prism will deviate a ray of light one centimeter in a distance of apex - ANSWER-the image being viewed through prism will always be displaced towards its refraction - ANSWER-the bending of light as it passed from a medium of lesser density to a medium of greater density is known as refractive index - ANSWER-the speed of light in air divided by the speed of light in a material optical center - ANSWER-the single point on an optical lens through which light may pass without being deviated converging/against motion - ANSWER-plus lenses can be characterized by these two attributes diverging/with motion - ANSWER-minus lenses can be characterized by these two attributes minus spheres - ANSWER-simple myopia or nearsightedness can be corrected with these type of lenses plus spheres - ANSWER-simple hyperopia or farsightedness can be corrected with these type of lenses