NATS 1870 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Experimentum Crucis, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Additive Color
16 Oct 2014
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Colour study questions fall 2014 midterm review: Define hue, saturation, value, achromatic colour, tint, tone, shade. What colours constitute the three primary sets: painters primaries; theoretical additive primaries; theoretical subtractive primaries. Sketch the path of white light as it enters and exits a prism. Describe newton s experimentum crucis and how it fundamentally changed our understanding of colour and light. Name all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and list from lowest to highest energy. Sketch a reflectance spectrum for the following colours: red; saturated blue; unsaturated green; pink; purple; brown. Sketch a hydrogen atom whose electron is absorbing a photon and jumping 2 levels. Describe why a red paper appears red. Describe why a red light source (like a neon light) appears red. Describe what happens when blue and yellow paint are mixed. Outline 4 differences between rods and cones.
