Dispersion Flashcards
What is dispersion?
Dispersion is when white light gets refracted through a prism (or triangular shape) making a spectrum of 7 colors
What are the 7 colors that are refracted?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (the rainbows) ROY G. BIV
What color is refracted the most?
Violet
What color is refracted the least?
Red
What two colors are not seen on the color spectrum?
Ultra violet and infrared
True or false?
Water can refract a white light
True
Who studied color and light?
Isaac Newton (the guy who an apple fell on his head and he discovered gravity)
How is a rainbow made?
White light refracts in a prism causing 7 colors to form, forming a rainbow
Why when we were diamond or crystal jewelry we see a rainbow?
The reason is because diamonds and crystals are also prisms therefore they can disperse light
True or false?
Films on iPads and phones can disperse light
False