Visible Light

Front

Red and green make _________.

Back

Yellow

Front

The color of objects that we see is the color of the wavelength that is ___________ from its surface.

Back

reflected

Front

____________ is when all light rays bounce off an object at the same angle.

Back

Reflection

Front

Which color has the longest wavelength and shortest frequency?

Back

Red

Front

An example of an opaque object

Back

metal

Front

What is the visible spectrum?

Back

The range of wavelengths of light that are visible to the human eye, typically from about 380 nm to 750 nm.

Front

What is refraction?

Back

The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

Front

What is absorption in terms of light?

Back

The process by which an object takes in light energy and converts it to other forms of energy.

Front

What is the primary color of light?

Back

Red, green, and blue are the primary colors of light.

Front

What happens when white light passes through a prism?

Back

It disperses into a spectrum of colors.