Question

Adele is planning to paint the walls in her room over spring break. she studies several color samples and is trying to decide between yellow, green, and blue hues. what light wave attribute allows adele to differentiate between these colors?â
a. âthe amplitude of waves

b. âthe wavelength of the waves

c. âthe number of waves

d. âthe types of waves

Answer 1

b. The wavelength. Wavelength is intrinsic to our perception of color, and on the ROYGBIV spectrum red light has the longest wavelength, while violet has the shortest. All of the other colors fall somewhere in between in terms of their wavelength, and it is these differences that allow Adele to perceive various colors.