when normal white light is passed through a prism, it is split up into all the rainbow colors.
the light travels though the prism and is reflected on an object and the light is to go though all side/faces of the prism and the light is to change colorTo make this more clear: The light goes through and separates into different colors of the rainbow.
When light goes through a prism, it separates into a rainbow.
Violet light does not split into different colors when it passes through a prism.If it goes in violet, it comes out violet.White light is a combination of light of many colors. If you pass white light througha prism, a spread of different colors will come out of the prism, because each colorbends through a slightly different angle on its way through the prism.
refraction
all the colors of the rainbow
If it is a glass prism, the light gets split into is spectrum of colours. Normal light looks a bit like a rainbow afterwards.
it makes a rainbow. (R.O.Y.G.B.I.V) R- red O-orange Y-yellow G-green B-blue I-indigo V-violet
When you put a transparent object against the sun, the light goes through the object. Depending on the material and thickness of the object, it may refract or bend the light, casting a shadow or creating a prism effect.
It goes out the other side.
Reflection: light bounces off of a surface, like a mirror.Refraction: light goes through a substance and bends. For example, white light through a prism comes out in a rainbow because the light is refracted or bent and each color has a different index of refraction.
When light goes through a single medium, it continues in a straight line but may change speed depending on the properties of the medium. The speed change may cause the light to bend or refract.
Depending on how the 'lightwaves' are split, ie a prism, or water in the air from rain, what happens is (from my understanding) the light which is composed of many colors, is refracted by the angle/medium of the particular object that the light wave goes through. Depending on the angle and material of the object, the visible colors vary. Dispersion If you look up prisms, this will explain this phenomenon