White

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/white

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary white pigment composition?Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a metal oxide
2. What is the cultural duality?Symbolizes purity/peace in the West, mourning in some East Asian cultures
3. What makes white look so bright?White looks bright because it reflects almost all the light that hits it. The surface scatters light in many directions, so our eyes see a lot of light. This makes white look very bright and clean.
4. How does a snowflake become white?Snow looks white because each tiny ice crystal scatters light in many directions. The many crystals and air pockets inside the snow bounce light around, so we see a bright white color.

Albedo: The proportion of incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface.
Diffuse Reflection: The reflection of light in many different directions from a rough surface.
Additive Color Mixing: Combining different wavelengths of light to create new colors, as with RGB on screens.