Visible light & colour (Edexcel GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What is white light?
What is white light?
A mixture of all visible light colours
What happens when visible light hits an opaque object?
What happens when visible light hits an opaque object?
It absorbs some and reflects others
What determines the colour of an opaque object?
What determines the colour of an opaque object?
The wavelengths of light that are reflected
What wavelengths does a white object reflect?
What wavelengths does a white object reflect?
All wavelengths of visible light
What happens to light when it hits a black object?
What happens to light when it hits a black object?
All wavelengths are absorbed
What determines the colour of a transparent object?
What determines the colour of a transparent object?
Wavelengths most strongly transmitted
What are the primary colours of light?
What are the primary colours of light?
Red, green, and blue
Why does a banana look yellow?
Why does a banana look yellow?
It reflects yellow or red and green light
What happens when white light shines on a blue filter?
What happens when white light shines on a blue filter?
Only blue light will pass through
What colour does an object appear when viewed through a filter of a different colour?
What colour does an object appear when viewed through a filter of a different colour?
Black
What wavelengths does a cyan filter let through?
What wavelengths does a cyan filter let through?
Blue and green light