Ashley is doing the lighting for a stage show. One scene requires yellow lighting. She has no yellow lights but decides to make a yellow lighting effect by combining a red light with a green light on the stage. This is known as ________ color mixing.
A) subtractive
B) additive
C) dichromatic
D) nonspectral

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Additive color mixing involves combining different colored lights to create a new color, while subtractive color mixing involves removing color by combining pigments or filters. In this case, Ashley is combining a red light (which has long wavelengths, and appears dark) with a green light (which has short wavelengths, and appears light), creating a yellow effect through additive color mixing. Therefore, the best choice is B.

Ashley Is Doing the Lighting for a Stage Show