Dispersion And Colors

Question 1

Sunlight separates white light into different colors, called the ———
The spectrum consists of the colors of the rainbow.

Answer 1

VISIBLE SPECTRUM.

Question 2

is made up of all the colors of the rainbow.

Answer 2

White light

Question 3

= is a process of separation of light into its band of colors.

Answer 3

DISPERSION

Question 4

• This phenomenon is observed when white light passes through a triangular prism.

Answer 4

DISPERSION

Question 5

• When white light enters a prism, separation into different colors is observed.

Answer 5

DISPERSION

Question 6

= is the band of colors produced when sunlight is dispersed in prism.

Answer 6

SOLAR SPECTRUM

Question 7

= transparent object with flat surfaces that is used to separate the visible light spectrum into its different colors.

Answer 7

PRISM

Question 8

White light is not a single color; it is made up of a mixture of the seven colors of the

Answer 8

rainbow

Question 9

•This is how rainbows are formed. sunlight is “——” by raindrops.

Answer 9

split up

Question 10

It was ——— who showed that sunlight is composed of seven distinct colors.

Answer 10

Isaac Newton

Question 11

We see the color of light being
———— from an object.

Answer 11

REFLECTED

Question 12

= is the bending of light as it passes through an obstruction such as small slit

Answer 12

•Diffraction

Question 13

is the splitting of light energy to its individual frequencies (colors)

Answer 13

Diffraction