Lens

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Lenses

Transcript of Lens

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Lenses

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What is a lens?

Curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light

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What does the image depend on?

The size and shape of the lens

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What is a concave lens?

A lens that is thinner in the middle

It CAVES in…

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Picture time!

Focal Point

Image appears smaller but right side up

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Picture time!

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Picture time!

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Picture time!

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Animation time!

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What happens to the rays of light?

They spread out from a (VIRTUAL) focal point on the same side of the lens as the source

Image appears smaller

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What is a convex lens?

A lens that is thicken in the center than at the edges

VEX – EXit out…it curves out…

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Picture time!

Focal Point

Image appear upside down, larger or smaller depending on the distance from the focal point

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Picture time!

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Picture time!

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Picture time!

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Picture time!

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Animation time!

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What happens to the rays of light?

They focus to a point, then invert the image.

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