The Colour Of Light

What happens when light passes through a prism?

• It disappears

• It combines into a single colour

• It splits into different colours

• It becomes brighter

How is a rainbow formed in the sky?

• Light from the Sun gets absorbed by clouds

• Raindrops act like tiny prisms, bending and reflecting light

• The Sun creates different colours in the air

• The sky changes colour after a storm

What is the order of colours in the visible light spectrum?

• Red, green, blue, yellow, violet, orange

• Blue, yellow, red, orange, violet, green

• Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

• Violet, red, blue, yellow, orange, green

What causes light to change direction when it enters and exits a raindrop?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Diffusion

Why do we see so many different colours in the world around us?

• The visible light spectrum contains many more colours than red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet

• Different objects absorb and reflect different combinations of colours from the spectrum

• The Sun produces millions of different colours

• Light changes colour when it touches different objects

What are the primary colours of light?

• Red, Green, Blue

• Red, Yellow, Blue

• Red, Green, Yellow

• Blue, Yellow, Purple

What happens when you mix all three primary colours of light together?

• You get black light

• You get grey light

• You get rainbow colours

• You get white light

What are the secondary colours of light?

• Red, Blue, Green

• Yellow, Cyan, Magenta

• Orange, Purple, Brown

• White, Black, Grey

Which colours of light mix together to produce yellow?

• Red and Blue

• Red and Green

• Blue and Green

• Red and Cyan

What two colours of light mix together to create cyan?

• Red and Green

• Green and Blue

• Blue and Red

• Yellow and Blue