Visible Light And Colour Flashcards
What’s white light
A mixture of all the different colours of light
What’s an opaque object
What happens when visible light waves hit them.
What does the colour of an opaque object depend on.
Do not transmit light
When visible light waves hit them, they absorb some wavelengths of light and reflect others.
Depends on which wavelengths of light are reflected (a red apple appears red because the wavelengths corresponding to the red part of the visible spectrum are reflected)
Why does a banana look yellow (2 ways)
Because it’s reflecting yellow light
OR because it’s reflecting both red and green light.
Why are white objects white.
White objects reflect all of the wavelengths of visible light equally.
Why are black objects black
Black objects absorb all wavelengths of visible light.
What happens when light hits a transparent or translucent object.
They transmit light
