White light and its colours.

1. Key ideas pg. 315

2. Use your knowledge of light to answer the following questions by filling in the blanks.Use
the words below.

artificial dispersion luminous natural non luminous opaque

reflected spectrum translucent transparent

Light is needed for us to see.

a. Objects which make their own light are called ……………………
b. Objects that do not make their own light are called ………………
c. Non Luminous objects are only seen when light is …………………. from them
into our eyes.
d. ……………. sources of light occur without humans making them.
e. ……………. sources of light are made by humans.
f. ……………. is the separation of white light into its component colours.
g. The visible …………… is formed when white light passes through a transparent
prism.
h. ………………….. materials allow light to pass.
i. ………………….. materials only allow some light to pass through.
j. ………………….. materials do not allow light to pass through. A shadow is
formed.
k. Coloured objects are seen when coloured light is reflected off the surface of the
object. A red object appears red because red light is reflected off the surface of
the object. What colour light is reflected off the surface of a blue object?