Bill Nye the Science Guy Light and Color

True or False: White light has no colour

• True

• False

True or False: A prism is used to put all colours of light back together.

• True

• False

True or False: Each colour of the rainbow can be broken up into other colours using a prism.

• True

• False

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True or False: An orange looks orange because the chemicals in it's skin absorb orange light.

• True

• False

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True or False: Much of the light that a black cloth absorbs is changed to heat.

• True

• False

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True or False: The light from a laser must be reflected before we can see it.

• True

• False

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True or False: Different colours of light from the sun have different wave lengths.

• True

• False

Which statement is true regarding what we see? When we see things, what we are really seeing is:

• The light being absorbed by things

• The light being refracted by things

• The light being reflected from things

• None of these

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Which of the following is not a primary colour of light?

• Red

• Yellow

• Green

• Blue

Which of the following statements describes why the sky is blue: The sky is blue:

• Because blue light is scattered more by air molecules than red light

• Because blue light can shine through air molecules more easily than red light

• Because blue light is absorbed by air molecules more than red light

• All of the above

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