Light and Color- Practice

Why does an apple look red?

• because it absorbs red light and reflects white light

• because it absorbs red light waves and reflects the others

• because it absorbs all colors of light

• because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others

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White light is made up of all 7 colors of the rainbow

• True

• False

Black objects absorb all 7 colors of visible light.

• True

• False

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What type of wave is light?

• electromagnetic

• mechanical

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Why does a banana look yellow?

• it reflects yellow wavelengths of light and absorbs most other wavelengths

• it absorbs yellow wavelengths of light and reflects most other wavelengths

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what is the correct order of the visible light spectrum?

• red, yellow, green, orange, blue, violet and indigo

• indigo, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green and red

• violet, blue, indigo, green, yellow, orange and red

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

Which of the following shirts would make you feel the warmest on hot, sunny day?

• red

• blue

• white

• black

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Materials such as wood and metal do not let light travel through them. We cannot see them at all. They are said to be ______________.

• invisible
• opaque
• translucent
• transparent

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When a pencil is put into a glass of water, it appears to be broken? Why does the pencil look broken?

• because the shiny glass reflects light
• because the water separates light into many colors
• because the part of the pencil outside the water casts a shadow
• because light rays are refracted when they pass from air into water

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What are the primary colors of the ink or paint (not light)?

• cyan, yellow and magenta
• Red, green and blue
• black and white