Light and Color Phenomena Quiz
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What is the primary cause of the formation of a rainbow?

  • Reflection and dispersion of starlight in ice crystals
  • Refraction and internal reflection of sunlight in water droplets (correct)
  • Reflection and refraction of moonlight in water vapor
  • Scattering and absorption of sunlight in the atmosphere

    • What determines the color of the sky during a sunset?

  • Scattering of shorter wavelengths of light by the atmosphere (correct)
  • Reflection of sunlight by the atmosphere
  • Dispersion of sunlight by the atmosphere
  • Absorption of longer wavelengths of light by the atmosphere

    • Why does a green leaf appear green to the human eye?

  • It absorbs green wavelengths of light and reflects other wavelengths
  • It reflects green wavelengths of light and absorbs other wavelengths (correct)
  • It refracts green wavelengths of light and scatters other wavelengths
  • It reflects all wavelengths of light equally

    • What is the primary factor that determines the color of an object?

    <p>The wavelengths of light it reflects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phenomenon is responsible for the formation of a rainbow?

    <p>Dispersion and total internal reflection of light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when cyan light and yellow light are combined?

    <p>They produce white light</p> Signup and view all the answers

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