Exploring Color
A Grade 7 science worksheet exploring the properties of color, light, and how we perceive them.
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Exploring Color
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What happens to white light when it passes through a prism?
It changes speed but not direction.
It is absorbed by the prism.
It splits into different colors.
It reflects all colors.
2. Which of the following is NOT a primary color of light?
Red
Green
Yellow
Blue
3. The colors of the rainbow, in order, are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and .
4. Objects appear to be a certain color because they that color of light and absorb all others.
5. Black is the presence of all colors of light.
True
False
6. The electromagnetic spectrum includes visible light, but also other types of waves like X-rays and radio waves.
True
False
7. Briefly explain why a red apple appears red under white light.
8. Observe the diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum below. Which type of wave has a longer wavelength than visible light?
