| A | B |
|---|
| chemical reaction | the breaking of bonds to form new substances |
| cone cells | photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that respond to color |
| cyan | a greenish, light blue that is created when red is absorbed and blue and green are reflected. |
| electromagnetic spectrum | the whole range of light |
| fluorescent | a type of electric light bulb |
| incandescence | the process of making light with heat |
| magenta | a pink purple color that is created when green is absorbed and red and blue are reflected |
| nanometer | a unit of measurement that is equal to one billionth of a meter |
| photoluminescence | occurs when light energy makes something else give off light |
| pixel | a dot on your computer screen whose color can change depending on the three numbers your computer assigns to it |
| polarizer | a partially transparent material that lets through only one polarization of light |
| rod cells | photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that respond to differences in brightness |
| subtractive primary colors | magenta, yellow, cyan |
| terahertz | a unit of measurement that is equal to 1, 000, 000, 000 cycles per second |
| visible light | the light you can see in the range between 400 and 700 nanometers |
| yellow | a color that is created when blue is absorbed and red and green are reflected |
