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What is white light in a rainbow?
White light in a rainbow is sunlight that is composed of all the colors in the visible spectrum. When sunlight passes through raindrops, it is refracted and dispersed into its different wavelengths, creating the beautiful spectrum of colors seen in a rainbow.
What happens to the colours of light when they are passed through a red filter?
The reason that particular device is called a "redfilter" is that only red light cansurvive the trip through it and come out the other side, so that it appears red.Any other color of light is absorbed in the material that the filter is made of, andnever comes out.
Which colour of White light is scattered the least and why?
White light is light that has not been scattered. Shine a beam of white light through a prism, and the light is separated into 'rainbow' colours. Sunlight shining through raindrops is the cause of a rainbow appearing in the sky.
What happens when you pass a green filter through light?
When a green filter is passed through light, it selectively absorbs all colors of light except green. This means that only green light passes through the filter, while other colors are absorbed. The result is that the light appears green in color after passing through the filter.
What happens when white light is passed through a prism?
When white light is passed through a prism, it is refracted at different angles depending on the wavelength (color) of the light. This causes the white light to spread out into its component colors, creating a spectrum of colors from red to violet. This phenomenon is known as dispersion.
If light traveled at the same speed in raindrops as it does in air could rainbows exist?
No as it is the light refracting (slowing down) through the raindrops. The different colours in the white light travel at different speeds through the raindrop, which causes them to split up into the different colours of the rainbow. Obviously if the light didn't slow down it would continue as white light.
What makes the color of rainbows?
light refracted by raindrops appear to be different colours
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.
Why are rainbows colorful?
light from the sun is know as 'white light'. it is made up of all of the colours seen in the rainbow. when it rains, the light is split up into these different colours in the same way it would if you passed light through a glass prism. Therefore light splits up into its individual colours when it rains, and this is what a rainbow is.
Why the rain bow have many colors?
The light we see during the day is actually composed of the colours seen in a rainbow. Sunlight shinning through raindrops split the sunlight into rainbow colours. The raindrops act like a glass prism. The same effect can often be seen in the spray rising from a waterfall on a sunny day.
What happens to light when a rainbow forms?
It is refracted through raindrops.
What is the color of light?
Red.
Why is a rainbow sometimes seen when light passes through raindrops or prisms?
The light is refracted
How do raindrops produce a spectrum?
Rain droplets can refract light. Different colours refract in different amounts so a spectrum is produced.
What is white light in a rainbow?
White light in a rainbow is sunlight that is composed of all the colors in the visible spectrum. When sunlight passes through raindrops, it is refracted and dispersed into its different wavelengths, creating the beautiful spectrum of colors seen in a rainbow.
What are rainbows?
Rainbows are a light spectrum caused by sunlight refracting through raindrops.
What color are raindrops?
Raindrops are actually colorless, but when sunlight passes through them, it breaks into its various wavelengths, creating a rainbow effect. The colors we see in raindrops are a result of this light dispersion.
