Coloured light and Light Waves OS

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side

• Opaque

• Translucent

• Transparent

Light is a form of

• energy

• electricity

• reflection

What does refract mean?

• To shrink

• To turn

• To widen

• To enlarge

When light shines through a prism it creates a

• flashing light

• electromagnetic wave

• spectrum

What is reflection in simple terms?

• Light is soaked up

• Light passes through

• Light bounces off

When the light gets brighter, your pupils will

• dilate

• shrink

• change colour

• not change colour

Why does an apple appear red?

• All colours are absorbed & none are reflected

• All colours are absorbed except for blue, which is reflected

• All colours are reflected and none are absorbed

• All colours are absorbed except for red, which is reflected

Objects that reflect ALL colours will appear

• black

• grey

• white

• multi-coloured

Objects that ABSORB all colours of light will appear

• white

• black

• grey

• multi-coloured

Caleb is sitting near the window on a sunny day. When he closes the curtain, the room becomes darker. What property of the curtain allows it to make the room darker?

• The curtain absorbs light

• The curtain folds easily

• The curtain is brightly coloured

• The curtain is rectangular