Color Science

What is the principle of light?

• Light travels in a zig-zag pattern

• Light always travels in a straight line

• Light travels in a circular pattern

• Light travels in curving waves

Which of the following is not a behavior of light?

• Refraction

• Scattering

• Gravity

• Reflection

The temperature of light measured in ​ (a)   ?

• Kelvin
• Degrees Celsius
• Fahrenheit
• Inches

​ (a)   is the phenomenon where light bends as it passes through a medium of different density?

• Refraction
• Absorption
• Scattering
• Reflection

​ (a)   is the process where light is reflected back at the same angle it came in?

• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Scattering
• Quantum Displacement

What is the term for when light is absorbed by a medium and transformed into heat?

• Black Magic

• Reflection

• Scattering

• Absorption

What is the phenomenon where light is separated into its different colors?

• Scattering

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Absorbtion

While we cannot see ALL of it, the human eye is able to see MOST of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• True

• False

• I don't know

• There is no such thing as the electromagnetic spectrum.

Answer explanation

Actually, we can only see about 0.0035 percent of the spectrum!

In terms of color temperature, blues and violets are considered the ​ (a)   colors and reds and oranges are considered the ​ (b)   .

• warmest
• coolest

The basic primary colors are ___, ___, and ___. The secondary colors are ___, ___ and ____.

d

f

g

a

c

e

white

yellow

red

blue

orange

purple

green