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Honors Regents Physics

UNIT 5: Light

Scroll down for review videos, animations, diagrams, and links.

Note:  Special thanks and acknowledgement to Ted Ed, the physicsclassroom.com, Derek Owens, and Khan Academy for providing these review clips, animations and online tools.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

What is the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

What is Color?

Light Waves, Visible and Invisible:

Electromagnetic Spectrum Review:

Electromagnetic Waves Animations:

Law of Reflection

Law of Reflection:

Specular and Diffuse Reflection (Part 1):

Specular and Diffuse Reflection (Part 2):

Refraction

Refraction in Water:

Snell's Law

Refraction and Snell's Law:

Snell's Law Example 2:

Layer Example:
Different Amounts of Bending:
30-60-90 Triangle Example:

Total Internal Reflection

Total Internal Reflection:

Total Internal Reflection
Increasing Angle of Incidence 
Conditions for Total Internal Reflection to Occur
Sparkling Diamonds

Polarization

Polarization Review:

Dispersion

Dispersion in a Prism:

Rainbow Formation:

Snell's Law Example 1:

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