How does light interact with matter?

Light provides energy to sustain life and makes it possible for us to see the world around us. Explore the different ways light affects us and our surroundings.

Color Filters Part 1: Predictions

Do NOT look through any of the colored gels yet!

Investigate. PREDICT what you will see when you look through the RED-colored gel at the 3 intersecting colored circles below.

Spectrum Notebook.

  1. In the diagram in your notebook, color in each of the 7 sections to represent how you think the onscreen image will look through the RED gel, or write the predicted color names in the table.
  2. Explain your reasoning for your predictions of what colors the different sections of the circles will appear through the RED gel.
Intersecting red, green, and blue circles of light