Color and Light Review
What is needed to make other colors?
Primary colors are needed to make other colors. Two primary colors mixed together make a secondary color. A secondary and primary color mixed together make a tertiary color.
How do rainbows happen?
Rainbows appear on the side of the sky opposite the sun. When light passes from one material to another light bends. (Example a pencil in water.)
When do shadows happen?
Shadows can only happen on a sunny day.
What are some examples of primary colors?
Some examples of primary colors are red, blue, and yellow.
What are some examples of secondary colors?
Some examples of secondary colors are orange, purple, and green.
How many stars in the sky?
Billions of stars in the sky. More stars than there are grains of sand.
What happens if no light passes through an object?
If no light passes through an object a shadow happens.
What colors absorb light?
Dark colors absorb light
What are some examples of tertiary colors?
Examples of tertiary colors are red-orange, blue green, and yellow orange.
How so shadows happen?
If the sun is in front of you your shadow will be behind you. Shadows may get longer or shorter depending on the position of the light source.
What are some examples of man made light?
Lamps, headlights, nightlights, flashlights and streetlights
What colors reflect light?
Light colors reflect light
What does light do?
Light gives off heat and allows colors to be seen.
How does light travel?
Light travels in waves and in a straight line. You cannot make it curve, zigzag or bend around a corner.
What are the colors of the rainbow?
The colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
What color is the coolest stars?
The coolest stars are red.
What color is the hottest stars?
The hottest stars are blue.
What are some natural examples of light?
The most important form of light is the sun. Without sun life would not exist on Earth. Some other examples of natural light are stars, fire, candles, and fireflies.
What color is the sun and why is it that color?
The sun is yellow because it is between the hottest and the coolest star.
