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Color Practice

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is used to separate white light into colors. 
a)
prism
b)
reflection
c)
sunlight
d)
spectrum
2.
Light is a form of _________.
a)
sound
b)
heat
c)
energy
d)
color
3.
Light travels ___________.
a)
backwards
b)
in a straight line
c)
in curves
d)
at a right angle
4.
By passing light through a prism, you can tell ____________.
a)
that white light is made of different colors
b)
the weight of the prism
c)
the original source of light
d)
that blue light is brighter than white light
5.
What color appears when all colors are absorbed?
a)
black
b)
red
c)
white
d)
violet
6.
What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?
a)
Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Indigo, Violet
b)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
c)
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Violet, Indigo
7.
Materials such as wood and metal do not let light travel through them. We cannot see them at all. They are said to be ______________.
a)
invisible
b)
opaque
c)
translucent
d)
transparent
8.
Which of these is an example of a translucent object?
a)
glass
b)
book
c)
opaque
d)
waxed paper
9.
What happens to light when it strikes an opaque surface?
a)
the light passes through with no change
b)
the light is refracted back and separated into colors
c)
the light curves around the opaque surface entirely
d)
the light does not pass through the opaque surface
10.

Which of the following is NOT a primary color of light?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

11.

Which of the following frequencies of light has longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

yellow

e)

violet

12.

When a blue and red spotlight are shined on actor wearing white ghost costume, what color does the audience see?

a)

cyan

b)

magenta

c)

yellow

d)

violet

e)

green

13.

White light is shined through a magenta filter. Which of the following will be BLOCKED by the filter? (choose all that apply)

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Magenta

14.

White light is shined through a blue filter. Which of the following will be BLOCKED by the filter? (choose all that apply)

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Cyan

e)

Magenta

15.

A white light is shined through a cyan filter, and then a magenta filter. What color will appear?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

red

d)

black

16.

A white light is shined through a cyan filter, and then a yellow filter. What color will appear?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

red

d)

black

17.

A white light is shined through a blue filter, and then a yellow filter. What color will appear?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

red

d)

black

18.

Which two filters could be combined to make a white light appear red?

a)

blue

b)

cyan

c)

magenta

d)

yellow

e)

green

19.

Which of the following describes how we see an object outdoors?

a)

Light goes from our eyes, then bounces off an object, and reaches the sun

b)

Light goes from the sun, into our eyes, and then onto an object

c)

Light comes from the sun, bounces off an object, and then into our eyes

d)

Light travels from an object to the sun, and then into our eyes

20.

The colors orange, violet, and indigo belong to which of the following groups?

a)

The visible light spectrum

b)

Primary colors of light

c)

Secondary colors of light

d)

None of the above

21.

Which of the following does NOT describe a light wave?

a)

Electromagnetic Radiation

b)

A stream of particles

c)

A mechanical wave

d)

A form of energy

22.

These 3 lights added together combine to create white light

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

yellow

23.

Most bananas are seen as yellow. What color do they absorb?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

red

d)

yellow

24.

The primary pigments are cyan, magenta, and yellow. What does the K stand for in CMYK?

a)

Kilo

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Kale

25.

Adding Red and Blue light together gives you what color

a)

Magenta

b)

Cyan

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

26.

Adding Green and Blue light together gives you what color

a)

Magenta

b)

Cyan

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

27.

Adding cyan and magenta pigments together give you what color

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

28.
A mixture of cyan and yellow paints gives ________ paint.
a)
Green
b)
Red
c)
Black
d)
Blue
29.
Adding red and green spotlights gives us what color?
a)
Cyan
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Magenta
30.
Suppose that two flashlight beams are shone on a white screen, one through a pane of blue glass and the other through a pane of green glass.  What color appears on the screen where the beams overlap?
a)
Yellow
b)
Green
c)
Cyan
d)
Magenta
31.
If a car headlight emitted only yellow light, the normally green grass appears to be __________
a)
Green
b)
Red
c)
Black
d)
Yellow
32.
The worst thing you can do for the health of a green-leafed plant is to illuminate it with only
a)
red light
b)
green light
c)
blue light
d)
all are equally bad
33.
A mixture of magenta and green light gives white light.  These two colors are _________
a)
Additive primaries
b)
Secondary colors
c)
Complementary colors
d)
Fluorescent colors
34.
Mixing yellow paint and magenta paint gives what color?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Blue
d)
Cyan
35.
What color would red cloth appear if it were illuminated by cyan light?
a)
Cyan
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Black

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