What is Color? Flashcards

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electromagnetic spectrum…

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  • a range of all the electromagnetic energies in order of strength
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visible color…

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

- based on wavelength, longest to shortest

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the color we see…

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  • is the light that reflects off of it
  • black absorbs all color, absence of light
  • white absorbs all color, and reflects all light
  • red absorbs all color, and only red comes out
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