Physics (chapter 16)
Secondary light colors
Yellow, Cyan, Magenta
Illuminance
A material that transmits light waves is described as________
dye
A molecule that absorbs certain wavelengths of light and reflects or transmits others is a _____
Primary pigment
A pigment that absorbs only one color from white light is an
Secondary Pigment
A pigment that absorbs two primary colors from white light is a(n)
Complementary colors
A secondary color that produces white light when added to a primary color is the ___________ of the primary color
ray
A straight line that represents the path of a very narrow beam of light is an
Illuminated
An object that reflects light waves is an ________ body
Opaque
An object that reflects or absorbs the light waves that fall on it is ___________
Candela
The SI unit of luminous intensity is the
light
The range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves that stimulate the retina of the eye is _______
Pigment
a colored material that is larger than a molecule and that absorbs some colors and reflects others is a
luminous body
an object that emits light waves is a
translucent
an object that transmits light waves but does not allow another object to be seen through it is described as_______
polarized
light that vibrates in only one plane is said to be _____
primary light colors
red, green, blue
spectrum
the arrangment of colors from violet to red is a ______
luminous flux
the rate at which light is emitted from a source
ray model
the straight line path of light is described by the _____ of light
lumen
the unit of luminous flux
Ray optics
the use of ray diagrams to describe the travel of light