white light + colour Flashcards
1
Q
a rainbow
A
multicoloured arc made by light striking water droplets
2
Q
white light is made up of
A
red orange yellow green blue violet
3
Q
white light can be split into a
A
spectrum of colours
4
Q
each colour of light has its own
A
wavelength
5
Q
wavelength sizes
A
red (longest) , violet (shortest)
6
Q
different colours are refracted by
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different amounts/angles
7
Q
exam answer on why we see an object
A
white light is made up of different colours of light. All colours are absorbed, except for ____ which is reflected. So we only see ____