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What phenomenon is responsible for the colours of a peacocks feather?
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The phenomenon of interference helps feathers absorb light of certain wavelengths, or disperse the reflected light. This is similar to butterflies and moths. Male peacock feathers have the well known deep iridescent green color and striking "eye" pattern at the tip that exhibits hues of brilliant blue, green, amber and purple.
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Is a feather made from cells?
no, a feather is not made out of cells
What rhymes like weather?
light as a feather
What unit is used to measure the mass of a feather?
grams because a feather would not be measured in kilograms
Is a feather synthetic?
No. They come from birds.
Which unit would use to measure the mads of a feather?
Millinewton can be the best unit for measuring the weight of feather.
How tall is a wild peacocks feather?
2 feet
What is a peacocks feathers made of?
the peacock feather is made of little crystals in each tassel. that is why the feather is so colorful.
Why the notch in NBC's blue feather?
You mean Purple and it is the Peacocks head.
How big is a peacocks feather span?
2 and a half - 3 metres
Is there any specific name for peacocks feather?
A peacock's long tail is called a train.
Science project for peacock?
Peacock feather colours , violets, blues and whites. are structural colors, or schemochromes. Essentials refraction of light into spectral colours. This could be explained in a science fair as either how proms break light into its component co;ours or the presence of refraction in nature. Deeper projects could detail why some colours are produced another aren't.
Does peacocks have fur feather or scales?
Peafowls (male = peacock, female = peahen) are birds and have feathers.
Do female peacocks spread their back feathers?
Peahens dont have that many feathers. They are like a hen. Peacocks (a male peacock) are the only birds that have big feather that spread out in the back.
Is there a pecock feather printed on both side naturally?
no it is only on one side but then they get the owner of the peacocks to paint it identically on the other side that is why sometimes they are not exact.
How tall is Jemmah Peacock?
Peacocks are much shorter than turkeys.For boys, the head; for girls a peacock feather.
How do you get the peacock feathers on Harry Potter?
first you must go to the chamber of secrets there you will find basilisk bones you must grab these and take them to hagrid he will then let you into the forbidden forest where thers are three peacocks to get a feather you must use stupify to freeze it and then you can get a feather
Can you come up with a slogan about a peacock feather and the environment?
There are few slogans about peacocks. Two of the more popular ones are, "Save the peacock beauty, make sure to treat it as your duty," and, "Dues are the hues that a peacock gives."
