Light and Colour - Bill Nye

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What is light?

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Light is a form of energy that travels in waves and can be seen by the human eye.

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What are the primary colors of light?

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The primary colors of light are red, green, and blue.

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What happens when light hits a surface?

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When light hits a surface, it can be reflected, absorbed, or refracted.

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What is reflection of light?

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Reflection is when light bounces off a surface.

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What is absorption of light?

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Absorption is when a surface takes in light and does not reflect it.

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What is refraction of light?

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Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one material to another.

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What is a prism?

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A prism is a transparent object that can bend and separate light into different colors.

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What is white light?

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White light is made up of all the colors of the rainbow combined.

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What is the color of an object determined by?

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The color of an object is determined by the colors of light it reflects.

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What is the visible spectrum?

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The visible spectrum is the range of colors that can be seen by the human eye, typically represented as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.