Light and Color Study guide Science

  1. type of light that gives an object its color
    reflected
  2. material that blocks some kinds of light and lets others through
    filter
  3. type of light that is not reflected in the color of an object
    absorbed
  4. band of different colors
    spectrum
  5. substance in objects that reacts with light to produce color
    pigment
  6. material that lets all light pass through
    transparent
  7. red, green, or blue
    primary color
  8. object that can be used to split light into different colors
    prism
  9. Light is a form of _________
    energy
  10. ___________ is when light BOUNCES off a surface. (ex. mirror)
    Reflection
  11. _________is when the light BENDS as it passes from one material to another.
    (ex.  a pencil in a glass)
    Refraction
  12. Light does not pass through an _______ object.
    opaque
  13. Light scatters in all directions when it passes thought a __________ object.
    translucent
  14. When no light is blocked it is ___________.
    (ex. glass window)
    transparent
  15. White light passing through a prism makes a band of rainbow colors.
    This color band is called a  ______________.
    spectrum
  16. Primary colors are ________, ________, and _________.
    • red
    • blue
    • yellow
  17. When a spectrum of colors passes through a prism, it changes back into a ____  ______.
    white light
  18. A red tomato under a blue light would look ______.
    Purple
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Light and Color Study guide Science
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light and color
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