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Why do you see rainbow colours when you look through a plastic transparent ruler?
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Because it splits the light ray into the different coloured rays that make up a regular visible light ray all the colours of the rainbow make the light colour that we see when they are mixed togethet
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What lets heat pass through?
Glass or something transparent such as plastic.
Why does light split up into different colours when it passes through a trinagluar prism?
it is a rainbow.
What is the difference between transparent and invisible?
Transparent you can see through, so this could be coloured plastic or coloured glass which you can see through. Invisible is not visible to the eye.
What colors of light are absorbed through a yellow object?
All of the rainbow colours exept its own
What does passing light through a prism do to it?
White light consists of all the colours of the rainbow. When white light passes through a glass prism which is clear the light is broken down into the seven colours of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
What makes the rainbow shine?
sunlight reflects through the water (rain) and produces the colours of the (rainbow)
What is a transparent material?
Clear glass and clear plastic are two examples of transparent materials.
What lets heat pass through?
Glass or something transparent such as plastic.
Why do you get the colors in a rainbow?
you get the colours in a rainbow because of the sun magnifying through the rain and projecting the coulours of the rainbow. if you squint at a light you will see a rainbow around it. it works a bit like that
Is in a rainbow shadow will form?
A rainbow can be formed when sunlight shining from behind you, passes through raindrops ahead of you, and is split into separate colours.
Why does light split up into different colours when it passes through a trinagluar prism?
it is a rainbow.
What is it called when a mixture is not transparent?
The opposite of transparent (something that can be "seen-through") is opaque. A glass milk bottle is transparent. The milk is opaque. A plastic milk jug would be semi-transparent.
What is the difference between transparent and invisible?
Transparent you can see through, so this could be coloured plastic or coloured glass which you can see through. Invisible is not visible to the eye.
Why does light through red transparent plastic appear red?
the plastic is red so it turns light red
In which order do the colours of the rainbow appear when you see them through a prism?
The same as in a rainbow - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
2 examples of transparent?
Two examples if transparent are glass and plastic sometimes (transparent=see through)
What is reason to see rainbow?
When sunlight passes through raindrops, the rain drops act like a glass prism. The sunlight is split into the rainbow colours in the sky, and a rainbow appears.
