Light & colour - Katie Bruce | Library

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How does light travel in a vacuum?

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What type of wave is light?

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Which of the following is true about light?

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What happens when light reflects off a smooth surface?

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What is the angle of incidence equal to during reflection?

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Which surface would produce a clear reflection?

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What happens to light as it enters a denser medium at an angle?

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Which phenomenon causes a straw in water to appear bent?

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What happens to the speed of light as it moves from air to water?

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White light is made up of how many colours?

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What is the process of splitting white light into its component colours called?

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Which colour has the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum?

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Which colour of light bends the most when refracted?

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What happens to white light when it hits a green object?

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Why does a black object appear black?

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What determines the colour an object appears?

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What happens when we see a red apple under white light?

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What colour would a red apple appear under blue light?

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What happens to the other colours in white light when we see a blue object?

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Which part of the eye helps us see different colors?

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White light is made up of _______  colours, which together form the visible spectrum.
The process of splitting white light into its component colours using a prism is called _______ 
_______  has the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum, while _______ has the shortest.
When light enters a denser medium, such as glass, it bends. This bending of light is called _______ 
A green object appears green because it _______  green light and _______ all other colours.
A black object appears black because it _______  all the colours of light and reflects none.
When white light passes through a prism, _______  light bends the most, while_______ light bends the least.
If a red object is placed under green light, it will appear _______  because it cannot reflect the green light.
The part of the eye responsible for detecting colour is the_______  which contains cone cells.