1. SOUND AND LIGHT Chapter 3 The Nature of Light

2. Section 4 Light and Color

3. the passing of light through matter

4. Light is _________, _______, and ________ when it strikes the glass of a window. transmitted reflected absorbed

5. matter through which visible light is easily transmitted (air, glass, water) transparent

6. translucent matter that transmits light but also scatters the light as it passes through (wax paper, frosted glass)

7. matter that does not transmit any light (metal, wood, aluminum foil) opaque

8. seven colors of the visible light spectrum

9. Each color has a different wavelength. ____ has the longest wavelength and _____ has the shortest wavelength. When all the waves are seen together, they make _____ light. Red violet white

10. When light strikes a colored ______ object, some of the colors of light are ________ and others are reflected. opaque absorbed

11. When white light shines on a red apple, only ___ light is reflected. red

12. When white light shines on a black object, all the colors are ________. absorbed

13. When white light shines on a white object, all the colors of light are ________. reflected

14. When light strikes a colored _________ object, you see the color that was transmitted. All other colors were ________. transparent absorbed

15. three colors of light that can be combined in different ratios to produce all colors of light primary colors of light blue red green

16. Mixing (adding) primary colors of light yields __________ colors. secondary cyan yellow magenta

17. red light + green light = yellow

18. magenta = red light + blue light

19. cyan blue light + green light =

20. Mixing equal amounts of red, green and blue lights yield _____ light. white

21. White light can also be produced by mixing the proper proportion of a color and its opposite. Red and _____, green and _______, or blue and _____ lights added together will appear as _____ light. cyan magenta yellow white

22. a material that gives a substance its color by absorbing some colors of light and reflecting others pigment

23. pigments that can be combined to produce any other color magenta primary pigments yellow cyan

24. Pigments absorb at least one color of light. When you mix pigments together, more light is absorbed. Therefore, mixing colors of pigments is called ____ _________. color subtraction

25. Mixing equal amounts of cyan, yellow, and magenta pigments yield _____. black

26. Don’t confuse colors of light and colors of pigment!

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