Physics (1.5 LIGHT AND COLOUR) Flashcards
(15 cards)
The primary colors of light are:
red, green, blue
Red light and green light produce:
yellow light
Green and blue light produce:
cyan light
Red and blue light produce:
magenta light
Why are they called primary colors?
It is not possible to make red, green, or blue light using any combination of other colors.
If you mix all three primary colours of light with the same intensity, you get__________
white light
Additional of light _________ apply in mixture of pigment.
cannot
What are the primary colours of pigment?
cyan, magenta, yellow
If you mix all colours of pigment together the pigment looks _________
black
It (pigment) acts like a
filter and subtracts the other colours
What are used to produce different colours from white light?
Coloured filters
If you shine white light through a red filter:
-The filter will only let red light through
-Red light is transmitted, and all the colors are absorbed
-The filter has taken away all the colors except red
An object looks white because__________
all of the colors of light are reflected
An object looks black because__________
none of the colours are reflected
An object looks green because__________
-The green object absorbs all colors in white light except green.
-The green light is reflected into our eyes, and we see a green object