Primary and Secondary Colors

COLOR MIXING HOMEWORK

Question 1: Primary and Secondary Colors

• What are the three primary colors? R##ed##, B##lue##, and Y##ellow##.

  • When you mix two primary colors, you get a secondary color. For example, blue + yellow = ##Green##.

• What is the secondary color made by mixing red and blue? ##Purple##.

Question 2: Isaac Newton and Light Rays

• Who was the scientist who discovered that white light is made up of many colors? ##Isaac Newton##.

• What happened when Isaac Newton passed white light through a prism? ##The light bent and separated into different colors##.

Question 3: Rainbows

• What is the beautiful colorful thing we see in the sky after it rains? A ##Rainbow##.

• What happens to the light when it passes through the water droplets in the air? ##It bends and separates into different colors##.

Question 4: Sensing Light and Color

• How do we see light and color? With our ##Eyes##.

Question 5: Light and Color Mix-Up

• If we shine red and blue light on a white paper, what color will we see? ##Purple##.