An actorś red shirt and blue pants both appear black. What color is the stage light shining on the actor?
Green
The frequency _________ as we move from infrared light to gamma rays.
increases
Caleb is sitting near the window on a sunny day. When he closes the curtain, the room becomes darker. What property of the curtain allows it to make the room darker?
The curtain absorbs light.
What color is produced when mixing cyan, yellow, and magenta inks (pigments).
Black
An opaque object...
allows no light to pass through
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material?
Translucent
Why does this the t-shirt appear red and the shorts appear blue?
The t-shirt reflects red light, the shorts reflect blue light, other colours are absorbed.
What colours is white light made from?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
Black absorbs all light (T/F)
True
White light is made up of all of the colors of the rainbow (T/F)
True
Which image correctly shows how light would interact with the t-shirt and shorts?
C
If you are using a green color filter, what color will you only see?
Green
A blue shirt looks blue because...
it reflects blue and absorbs all the other colors
Which images are opaque?
A and E
How does light travel?
in a straight line
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the lowest energy.
Red
Which color reflects all light?
White
Why does an apple look red?
because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others
What three things may happen to light that strikes an object?
The light may be reflected, transmitted or absorbed.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.
Violet
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side.
Transparent
What color of light do you get by combining red, green, and blue light?
White light
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