3. You're in a room (with no windows) that is lit up by "white" light coming from a light bulb. a. What colors of light are being produced by the light bulb? (Hint: the possible colors are red, green, and blue) b. A toy fire truck in the room appears red. What colors of light is the truck reflecting? What colors of light is the truck absorbing? Explain. c. The walls of the room appear blue. What colors of light are the walls reflecting? What colors of light are the walls absorbing? Explain.

3. You're in a room (with no windows) that is lit up by "white" light coming from a light bulb. a. What colors of light are being produced by the light bulb? (Hint: the possible colors are red, green, and blue) b. A toy fire truck in the room appears red. What colors of light is the truck reflecting? What colors of light is the truck absorbing? Explain. c. The walls of the room appear blue. What colors of light are the walls reflecting? What colors of light are the walls absorbing? Explain.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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