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  1. According the Bill Nye's Light and Color video, what is white light composed of?
  2. According the Bill Nye's Light and Color video, why are objects different colors?
  3. According the Bill Nye's Light and Color video, what is the spectrum?
  4. T or F: [True or false: circle the correct answer.] White light has no color.
  5. T or F: A prism is used to put all colors of light back together.
  6. T or F: Each color of the rainbow can be broken up into other colors using a prism.
  7. T or F: An orange looks orange because the chemicals in it's skin absorb orange light.
  8. T or F: Much of the light that a black cloth absorbs is changed to heat.
  9. T or F: The light from a laser must be reflected before we can see it.
  10. T or F: Different colors of light from the sun have different wave lengths.
  11. Multiple Choice: Circle the letter of the best answer. Which of these statements is true regarding what we see? When we see things, what we are really seeing is:
    1. The light being absorbed by things
    2. The light being refracted by things
    3. The light being reflected from things
    4. None of these.
  12. Which of the following statements describes why the sky is blue: The sky is blue:
    1. Because blue light is scattered more by air molecules than red light.
    2. Because blue light can shine through air molecules more easily than red light.
    3. Because blue light is absorbed by air molecules more than red light.
    4. For none of the above reasons.
  13. A yellow-fleshed banana such as karat absorbs all colors except ________________.
  14. List the seven colors of the Newtonian spectrum (the rainbow!) in order:
  15. Is the spectrum shown discrete | or | continuous?
    continuous spectra
  16. Is the spectrum shown discrete | or | continuous?
    discrete spectra
  17. ________ In the early morning, which direction (North, South, East, or West) is the rainbow?
  18. List the primary colors of light (additive colors):
  19. List the secondary colors of light (additive colors):
  20. List the primary colors of paint, pigments and printers (subtractive colors):
  21. List the secondary colors of paint, pigments and printers (subtractive colors):
  22. ________ What color is #F00?
  23. ________ What color is #FF0?
  24. ________ Toughie: What color is #F80?
  25. What is hue?
  26. What is saturation?
  27. What is luminosity?
  28. ________ What is the color angle for red?
  29. ________ What color is produced by a color angle of 240°?
  30. ________ What is the name of the color system that uses color words such as red, crimson, cyan, antiquewhite?