Dispersion Flashcards

1
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What is dispersion?

A

Dispersion is when white light gets refracted through a prism (or triangular shape) making a spectrum of 7 colors

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What are the 7 colors that are refracted?

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Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (the rainbows) ROY G. BIV

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3
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What color is refracted the most?

A

Violet

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4
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What color is refracted the least?

A

Red

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5
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What two colors are not seen on the color spectrum?

A

Ultra violet and infrared

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6
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True or false?
Water can refract a white light

A

True

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7
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Who studied color and light?

A

Isaac Newton (the guy who an apple fell on his head and he discovered gravity)

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8
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How is a rainbow made?

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White light refracts in a prism causing 7 colors to form, forming a rainbow

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Why when we were diamond or crystal jewelry we see a rainbow?

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The reason is because diamonds and crystals are also prisms therefore they can disperse light

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10
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True or false?
Films on iPads and phones can disperse light

A

False

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