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What is the name for when light is split up into the different colours of the spectrum?
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∙ 12y ago
That's " dispersion ".
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What is meant by spectrum wave?
Spectrum = the band of colours produced when light is split into its component frequencies
Are there 5 colours in the visible spectrum of white light?
The 7 accepted colours of the rainbow are: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. A rainbow forms when sunlight, shinning through raindrops, is split into the main colours making up 'white' light.
How did sir isaac newton influenced the way people thought about light?
he said that light consisted of different wavelengths and when it is passed through a prism the wave lengths get split up and form different colours
What makes up white light?
all of the colors put together..... it is mainly found in space..... red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. when different colurs of the light spectrum combine they turn white instead of turning black the way colours like paint for example turn.
Why are there seven colours in a rainbow?
Because "color" is an interaction between the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum and the light sensitive parts of our eyes. Our eyes have evolved 4 different receptors--one each for Red, Green and Blue and another for violet. A rainbow actually contains millions of colors, but we have evolved to categorize most of the wavelengths in the visible spectrum as one of the primary colors and their combinations.
What is the name for what happens when light is split up into the different colours of the spectrum?
Refraction is the name for what happens when light is split up into the different colors of the spectrum.
What is the name of what happens when light is split up into different colours of the spectrum?
the answer is a (prism).
The name for what happens when light is split up into the different colours of the spectrum?
the answer is a (prism).
Why do the colors split up in the spectrum?
White light can be split up into lots of different coloured light waves using a prism. We call this range of colours the visible spectrum.
Why do the colors in the electromagnetic spectrum split up?
White light can be split up into lots of different coloured light waves using a prism. We call this range of colours the visible spectrum.
What is meant by spectrum wave?
Spectrum = the band of colours produced when light is split into its component frequencies
How can we split up white light into the seven colours of the spectrum?
Use a prism.
Why do colors combined make white?
That is not true. If you are talking about all the colours of light in the spectrum coming from white light that is true. When white light passes through a glass prism, it causes the light to split into different colours because of the different angles at which they refract.
Can you separate white light?
Yes, very easily. A ray of white light can be split be shining it through a prism (triangular glass block) or a raindrop: both create a spectrum, or rainbow, of split up colours. This works because white light is made up from different colours of light that are all waves with different wavelengths/frequencies. This means that the colours are all refracted (bent) by different amounts when they go through the prism/drop, causing the ray of white light to split up into its components.
When white light is refracted through a prism different color emerge where do the different colors come from?
Type your answer here... OK. White light is made of the colours of the spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet - these are the same as the colours of the rainbow). The reason you see these colours instead of wwhite when you shine white light through a prism is that the prism "bends" the light - which splits it into the colours of the spectrum. Red light is the longest, so it is bent the least, and Violet is the shortest - so it is bent the most. This is also how rainbows are made - the rain droplets act as prisms to disperse (split) the light into the colours of the spectrum.
When white light is refracted through a prism different colors emerge. Where do the different colors come from?
Type your answer here... OK. White light is made of the colours of the spectrum (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet - these are the same as the colours of the rainbow). The reason you see these colours instead of wwhite when you shine white light through a prism is that the prism "bends" the light - which splits it into the colours of the spectrum. Red light is the longest, so it is bent the least, and Violet is the shortest - so it is bent the most. This is also how rainbows are made - the rain droplets act as prisms to disperse (split) the light into the colours of the spectrum.
Does the prism change the color of the light?
A prism will split white light into its constituent colours (the colours of the rainbow). "White light" is the light we see around us i.e. natural light from the sun. This light is made up of all the colours in the visible spectrum
