Dispersion

Question 1

What is white light?

Answer 1

A mixture of many colours. Can be split into a spectrum by using a prism.

Question 2

What happens when light enters a prism?

Answer 2

It is refracted (changes direction) + each colour is then refracted by a different amount.
THIS IS THE PROCESS OF DISPERSION

Question 3

What is dispersion?

Answer 3

White light can be split into colours of the rainbow by reflecting it through a prism. This is DISPERSION

Question 4

Describe the speed of each component of light.

Answer 4

It is different. due to the bending of every component it shows, it has a different ability to pass through it.

Question 5

What colour of light is slowed down and refracted least by glass?

Answer 5

Red light

Question 6

What colour of light is slowed down most and refracted most by glass?

Answer 6

Violet light

Question 7

Order the colours of light from least refracted to most refracted.

Answer 7

red orange yellow green blue indigo violet