Light And Color

20 Questions | By Denise_nambiar21 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 3056

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1.

What color of light is produced when a primary color is combined with its complementary color?
- A.
  
  Depends on the ratio of the combination
- B.
  
  Black
- C.
  
  Subdued version of the primary color
- D.
  
  White
2.

Magenta is the complementary color to green. What two primary colors are used to form magenta?
- A.
  
  red and green
- B.
  
  red and blue
- C.
  
  green and blue
- D.
  
  Green and cyan
3.

Pigments rely on colors of light that are...
- A.
  
  Added.
- B.
  
  subtracted
- C.
  
  Reflected.
- D.
  
  Refracted.
4.

The primary pigments are _____ the primary colors.
- A.
  
  Complementary to
- B.
  
  Associated with
- C.
  
  The inverse of
- D.
  
  Unrelated to
5.

When red light and green light shine on the same place on a piece of white paper, the spot appears to be....
- A.
  
  Yellow
- B.
  
  Brown.
- C.
  
  white.
- D.
  
  black
6.

Which of the following is not an additive primary color?
- A.
  
  Yellow
- B.
  
  blue
- C.
  
  Red
- D.
  
  Green
7.

Which of the following is not a primary subtractive color?
- A.
  
  Yellow
- B.
  
  cyan
- C.
  
  magenta
- D.
  
  Blue
8.

When red light is compared with violet light,
- A.
  
  both have the same frequency
- B.
  
  both have the same wavelength
- C.
  
  Both travel at the same speed.
- D.
  
  red light travels faster than violet light.
9.

Which color combination is incorrect?
- A.
  
  Blue + green = cyan
- B.
  
  Blue + yellow = white
- C.
  
  Red + yellow = magenta
- D.
  
  Red + green = yellow
10.

Blue light, which is bent more than red light in a prism, has __________.
- A.
  
  a shorter wavelength
- B.
  
  A faster speed
- C.
  
  a longer wavelength
- D.
  
  A lower frequency
11.

What determines the color of light?
- A.
  
  Wavelength
- B.
  
  Frequency
- C.
  
  Amplitude
- D.
  
  Surface
12.

To make red light white, add __________.
- A.
  
  Magenta light
- B.
  
  Green light
- C.
  
  Yellow light
- D.
  
  Cyan light
13.

The mixing of primary colors of light to produce other colors is a(n)__process.
- A.
  
  Subtractive
- B.
  
  Refractive
- C.
  
  additive
- D.
  
  Diffractive
14.

Why can a prism break white light up into different colors?
- A.
  
  Different colored light has different wavelengths
- B.
  
  Certain parts of a prism only let certain colors of light pass through
- C.
  
  The colors are changed by addition.
- D.
  
  This is an example of color by subtraction
15.

Light behaves as __________.
- A.
  
  A wave only
- B.
  
  A particle and a wave
- C.
  
  neither a particle nor a wave
- D.
  
  A particle only
16.

A second prism will change a spectrum back into white light. This shows that __________.
- A.
  
  Prisms distort images
- B.
  
  White light is composed of colors
- C.
  
  Prisms are transparent
- D.
  
  Light travels at a constant speed
17.

Which of these properties of light is a constant?
- A.
  
  Wavelength
- B.
  
  frequency
- C.
  
  Speed in a vacuum
- D.
  
  Amplitude
18.

Choose the incorrect statement
- A.
  
  Primary pigments reflects one color primary and absorbs two
- B.
  
  Complementary colors are two colors that combine to form white
- C.
  
  Primary colors combine to form other colors
- D.
  
  A secondary color is a combination of two primary colors
19.

Bending of light around a barrier is called...
- A.
  
  Refraction
- B.
  
  Diffraction
- C.
  
  Reflection
- D.
  
  Polarization
20.

In what way do pigments act differently from light?
- A.
  
  They produce different colors..
- B.
  
  They reflect their color and absorb all the others.
- C.
  
  They cannot be seen..
- D.
  
  They produce only cyan, yellow, and magenta