Name the primary colours. Why are these colours called so?
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The colours red, green and blue (RGB) are called primary colours. These colours are called primary colours, because they cannot be made by mixing other colours.
Light rays always travel in a straight line. Unlike sound, light j does not need a material medium to travel. Light can travel 5 through vacuum. The speed of light is around 3,00,000 km/s i in vacuum.
A red rose when seen in green light appears black.
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When a coloured light falls on a different coloured object, the object appears black because no light is reflected from it. So, a red rose when seen in green light appears black.
Diffused reflection takes place on rough surfaces.
Answer
Rough surfaces give diffused reflection because the parallel beam of light that strikes the rough surface gets scattered and are reflected in different directions.