Wavelength
Perceiving Light
Rd Rods Cones
2) Why do objects appear in different colors and in different shades of the same color? 3) Why are most emergency vehicles and school buses painted yellowish or greenish colors? 1) How does light reach our eyes? Does light travel in a straight line?
Why do we see blue? RedOrangeYellowGreenBlueViolet Reflected White Light Absorbed Transmitted
Reflection
Refraction
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet “ROY G BIV” Spectroscope - Uses diffraction grating
Definitions Spectroscope – a device that produces a color spectrum Spectrometer – an instrument that measures the intensity of light
Lunar Planetary Institute ON
Calculations: Standard Voltage
Graph
Results Collect Data Calculate % Reflectance Graph Data
Collect Data For Light & Dark Blue Felt
Human Vision
Primary Colors Complementary Colors
Can You Explain? What is happening to the light that strikes each of these jars?
Let’s Check Our Answers Transmission Absorption Reflection (Scattering) Color Selective Absorption, Transmission, and Reflection
Double Reflection Oil Film on Water
Double Reflection
Color Magic Red, Blue, and Green Filters
Perfect Filters Red removes green and blue Green removes red and blue Blue removes red and ½ green