Electromagnetic waves common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Describe how a transparent colour filter transmits some colours and absorbs others..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Describe how a transparent colour filter transmits some colours and absorbs others..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Explain the colour of a transparent object in terms of transmitted light..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Explain the colour of a transparent object in terms of transmitted light..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Explain the colour of an opaque object in terms of reflected and absorbed light..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Explain the colour of an opaque object in terms of reflected and absorbed light..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Explain why a white object appears white in white light..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Explain why a white object appears white in white light..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Explain why a black object appears black in white light..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Explain why a black object appears black in white light..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Describe how red, green and blue light can be combined to make other colours..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Describe how red, green and blue light can be combined to make other colours..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Distinguish colour addition from colour filtering..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Distinguish colour addition from colour filtering..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Predict the appearance of coloured objects under different colours of light..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Predict the appearance of coloured objects under different colours of light..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Use absorption, reflection and transmission to explain colour observations..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Use absorption, reflection and transmission to explain colour observations..

• Visible light (physics only) common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Avoid confusing visible light colour with thermal infrared radiation..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Avoid confusing visible light colour with thermal infrared radiation..