Chapter 2: Section 2 Visible light and Color
When light strikes an object, it is reflected, transmitted, or absorbed. Light ON Light OFF
What is reflecting light. What is absorbing light What is reflecting light? What is absorbing light? What is transmitting light?
Transparent materials transmit light Transparent materials transmit light. You can see things on the other side of the material.
Translucent materials scatter light Translucent materials scatter light. Things on the other side of the material look blurry.
Opaque material reflects or absorbs all the light that hits it Opaque material reflects or absorbs all the light that hits it. You can’t see through it.
What color does it REFLECT? What color does it ABSORB? What color is the apple? What color does it REFLECT? What color does it ABSORB?
The color of an opaque object is the color of the light it REFLECTS.
The apple only looks red if it REFLECTS red light to your eye. You see…. The apple only looks red if it REFLECTS red light to your eye.
What about Black and white?
Why can’t you see well at night? There is very little light to reflect off objects and back to your eye. Only your most sensitive light-gathering cells are at work at night. What are they?
Remember yesterday’s activity! What did we investigate? What did we find out?
What is a prism? A transparent object which reflects and transmits light
Visible Light
Wavelength Red shortest Violet longest
Combining Colors- Light Key Concept: When combined in equal amounts, the three primary colors of light produce white light. Primary colors: Red, Green, Blue Secondary colors: Yellow, cyan, Magenta Add up the primary colors = ?
Combining Colors- Pigments The primary colors of pigments combine in equal amounts to form black. Primary pigments: Magenta, Cyan, Yellow Secondary pigments: red, green, and blue Add primary pigments =?