Exploring Light and Color

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What is white light made of?

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A mixture of all the colors of the rainbow

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What color does an orange object reflect?

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Orange

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What happens when white light passes through a prism?

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It breaks up into all the colors of the rainbow

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What colors do you get when you mix red and blue food coloring?

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Purple

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Why does a black cloth feel warmer than a white cloth under the sun?

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It absorbs more colors of light and turns them into heat.

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What is the color of an object determined by? Options: The color of the light source, The color it reflects, The color it absorbs, Its temperature

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The color it reflects

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What do lasers need to be visible at dance parties?

Back

Smoke or dust particles

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What primary colors are our eyes especially sensitive to? Options: Orange, Purple, and Green; Red, Green, and Blue; Black, White, and Grey; Yellow, Blue, and Red

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Red, Green, and Blue

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Why is the sky blue?

Back

Blue light gets scattered more.

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What happens to the colors that get absorbed by objects?

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They turn into heat.