Light and Color

Front

What are the primary colors of light?

Back

Red, Green, Blue.

Front

What is the third primary color of light when red and blue are given?

Back

Green.

Front

What is the term for electromagnetic waves with a frequency just above visible light?

Back

Ultraviolet.

Front

Which color has the highest frequency and the shortest wavelength?

Back

Violet.

Front

What colors make up white light?

Back

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

Front

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

Back

Red.

Front

What is the visible spectrum?

Back

The range of wavelengths of light that can be seen by the human eye, typically from about 380 nm to 750 nm.

Front

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency in light?

Back

As wavelength increases, frequency decreases, and vice versa.

Front

What is the color of light with a wavelength of approximately 450 nm?

Back

Blue.

Front

What happens to light when it passes through a prism?

Back

It is refracted and dispersed into its component colors.