Light and Colour

What colour light is reflected off this leaf?

• Green

• Yellow

• Blue

• Purple

What colour light is reflected of this desert floor?

• purple

• blue

• orange

• black

What colour light is reflected of this tree fruit?

• green

• red

• blue

• grey

What colour light is ABSORBED by this banana?

• yellow

• every wavelength except yellow

What colour light is ABSORBED by this leaf?

• purple

• every wavelength except purple

What colour light is ABSORBED by this bear?

• black light

• every wavelength of light is absorbed - non is reflected

What colour light is REFLECTED off this bear?

• black light

• no light is reflected - it is all absorbed

What colour light is REFLECTED off this bear?

• Every wavelength of light is reflected (so it appears white)

• No light is reflected (so it appears white)

What colour light is ABSORBED by this bear?

• None - it is all reflected so we see white

• All the wavelengths are absorbed so we see white