Light and Colour Flashcards
1
Q
What determines the colour of visible light waves?
A
The wavelength and frequency of the light waves
2
Q
What colour of visible light has the highest frequency?
A
Blue
3
Q
What colour of visible light has the largest wavelength?
A
Red
4
Q
What is meant by “opaque?”
A
Not see-through
5
Q
What happens to the wavelengths of light that aren’t reflected by an opaque object?
A
Any wavelengths that aren’t reflected are absorbed by the object.
6
Q
What colour does an object appear if all wavelengths are reflected by equal amounts?
A
White
7
Q
What colour does an object appear if all wavelengths are absorbed?
A
Black
8
Q
What are the colours in the spectrum?
A
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet
