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Colours

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  • True or False. When the white light from the Sun hits the leaf, the leaf absorbs all the other colours even green.
    False. except green
  • True or False. Violet light is refracted the most because it has the shortest wavelength
    True
  • When a water droplet breaks light into the 7 colours what do we see? R_____w
    Rainbow
  • True or False. When you mix two primary colours you get tertiary colours.
    False. Secondary colors
  • True or False. A black hat would absorb all the colors.
    True
  • Red has the highest frequency among the color spectrum.
    False
  • What is white light?
    It is the combination 7 different colors (ROYGBIV)
  • True or False. A white hat would reflect all no colour at all.
    False
  • What type of photreceptor that is sensitive to colours? C_____
    Cones
  • A prism splits a ray of white light into a spectrum of colours. This is known as d________n.
    dispersion
  • Blue + green = __________
    Cyan
  • True or False. Is Light a Wave?
    True, It is an electromagnetic wave
  • What are the three primary colours?
    Red, Blue, Green
  • What is the only color that is reflected by a red car?
    Red only
  • what is the phenomena of breaking of light into 7 colours called? D________n
    Dispersion
  • What is the speed of light in vacuum?
    300 000 km/s or 300 000 000 m/s
  • What are the three examples of secondar colors?
    cyan, yellow, and magenta
  • The spectrum of white light is continuous. There are GAPS between the colours.
    FALSE-no gaps
  • True or False. You get white light when you mix all three colours of light
    True
  • True or False. You can never see a rainbow when the Sun is in front of you.
    True
  • Red + green = __________
    Yellow
  • Red + blue =___________
    Magenta
  • What are the colors being reflected by a red car?
    All the colors except red
  • True or False. Objects look coloured because they reflect           certain colours of light and absorb others.
    True
  • Violet has the highest frequency among the color spectrum.
    True
  • True or False. Red light is refracted least because it has the longest wavelength.
    True