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Reflection, Transmission and Color Read from Lesson 2 of the Light Waves and Color chapter at The Physics Classroom: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/light/u1212a.html http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/light/u1212b.html http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/light/u1212c.html 1. Visible light is composed of a range of wavelengths; different wavelengths correspond to different colorg Identify the seven comp\?\cn( colors of visible light. \/ fl O ' (r > \ 2. Natural philosophers have long pondered the underlying reasons for color in nature. One common historical belief was that colored objects in nature produce small particles (perhaps light particles) that subsequently reach our eyes. Different objects produce different colored particles, thus contributing to their different appearance. Is this belief accurate or not? Justify your answer. W / (olor he color that an opaque object appears is dependent upon what color(s) of light incident upon the object and the color(s) of light reflected by the object. Express your understanding of this principle by filling in the blanks in the following diagrams. Muminated with Reflects ()TQCn Muminated with Reflects fi_e_(L_ ROYGBIY Sl ROYGBIY siid Appears II[LQH Appears _Kf_(L; [ o Paper capable Paper capable of absorbing of absorbing ROYBIVY OYGBIY ROYGBIY ROYGBIY Appears nM P.Va Appears N 0 A Muminated with o o N chinfi Muminated with (o0 + Oranae, a and Paper capable Paper capable of absorbing of absorbing ROYGBIY YGBIY © The Physics Classroom, 2009 v Page 5