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GCSE Physics Quiz on Colours of light and filters, created by Ellen Billingham on 05/04/2013.

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Colours of light and filters

Question 1 of 12

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What happens when you look through a filter?

Select one of the following:

  • Nothing

  • Everything seems to turn that colour

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

What happens if you look through a number of filters at the same time?

Select one of the following:

  • The colours of light you see appear darker

  • You see a rainbow

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

If you are looking through a red filter, what do objects that are red anyway look like?

Select one of the following:

  • They appear really bright so you can't miss them

  • It looks like they aren't there

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

What colour light would a green filter allow you to see?

Select one of the following:

  • Green

  • Yellow and cyan

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

If you have a white light and you put more than one filter over it, what happens?

Select one of the following:

  • It will subtract more colours from the white light.

  • It won't do anything because white light is too bright.

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

What are the three primary colours of light?

Select one of the following:

  • Red, green and blue

  • Yellow, magenta and cyan

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

What are secondary colours?

Select one of the following:

  • Different shades of the primary colours.

  • The colours you get when you mix two of the primary colours together.

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

Which two primary colours mix together to make yellow?

Select one of the following:

  • Green and red

  • Blue and green

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

Which two primary colours make cyan when they are mixed together?

Select one of the following:

  • Red and blue

  • Green and blue

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

Which two primary colours make magenta when they are mixed together?

Select one of the following:

  • Green and red

  • Red and blue

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

Why are daffodil petals yellow?

Select one of the following:

  • Because the pigments in them absorb blue light, so only red and green are there and they make yellow.

  • Because that's what colour they are in their DNA

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

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If you look through a red filter, what colour would something that is cyan coloured appear to be?

Select one of the following:

  • Red

  • Black

Explanation