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What color of light has the longest wavelength?
What color of light has the longest wavelength?
- Violet
- Green
- Red (correct)
- Blue
Which color of light has the highest energy?
Which color of light has the highest energy?
- Yellow
- Orange
- Green
- Violet (correct)
Which of the following colors would not bend the most when passing through a prism?
Which of the following colors would not bend the most when passing through a prism?
- Green
- Red (correct)
- Yellow
- Indigo
In the visible spectrum, which color is associated with the shortest wavelength?
In the visible spectrum, which color is associated with the shortest wavelength?
What is the relationship between wavelength, frequency, and energy of light colors?
What is the relationship between wavelength, frequency, and energy of light colors?
Which color in the visible spectrum has a higher frequency than yellow?
Which color in the visible spectrum has a higher frequency than yellow?
What color appears in between blue and green in the visible spectrum?
What color appears in between blue and green in the visible spectrum?
Which of the following statements about light colors and their wavelengths is incorrect?
Which of the following statements about light colors and their wavelengths is incorrect?
Which device can be used to split white light into a spectrum?
Which device can be used to split white light into a spectrum?
What happens to light waves as they enter and leave a prism?
What happens to light waves as they enter and leave a prism?
Which color of light has the highest energy?
Which color of light has the highest energy?
What is the order of colors from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?
What is the order of colors from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?
Which order of visible light colors shows increasing wavelength?
Which order of visible light colors shows increasing wavelength?
Why does white light separate into different colors as it passes through a prism?
Why does white light separate into different colors as it passes through a prism?
Which color has the lowest refractive index in crown glass?
Which color has the lowest refractive index in crown glass?
What does a second prism do to a spectrum?
What does a second prism do to a spectrum?
Which color is the least bent as it passes through a prism?
Which color is the least bent as it passes through a prism?
What is the approximate wavelength range of yellow light?
What is the approximate wavelength range of yellow light?
What is the relationship between frequency and energy?
What is the relationship between frequency and energy?
Which color has the shortest wavelength?
Which color has the shortest wavelength?
Which color has a higher refractive index than green light in crown glass?
Which color has a higher refractive index than green light in crown glass?
Which statement about frequency and wavelength is incorrect?
Which statement about frequency and wavelength is incorrect?
What color comes between blue and violet in the spectrum?
What color comes between blue and violet in the spectrum?
Which colors of light bend the most when passing through a prism?
Which colors of light bend the most when passing through a prism?
What happens to light when it travels from a less dense medium to a denser medium?
What happens to light when it travels from a less dense medium to a denser medium?
Which color of light has the highest frequency and is bent the most when passing through a prism?
Which color of light has the highest frequency and is bent the most when passing through a prism?
What is the term used to describe the bending of light as it travels between different media?
What is the term used to describe the bending of light as it travels between different media?
Which of the following statements is true regarding the index of refraction?
Which of the following statements is true regarding the index of refraction?
How does white light behave when it enters a prism?
How does white light behave when it enters a prism?
What does a higher refractive index indicate about a color of light?
What does a higher refractive index indicate about a color of light?
What is the angle of incidence when light travels from air to glass?
What is the angle of incidence when light travels from air to glass?
Which color of light is bent the least when passing through a prism?
Which color of light is bent the least when passing through a prism?
Which color of light has the highest index of refraction?
Which color of light has the highest index of refraction?
What phenomenon describes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
What phenomenon describes the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?
Which color is the least bent when passing through a medium?
Which color is the least bent when passing through a medium?
What is the term for a quantity that compares the speed of light in a material to its speed in a vacuum?
What is the term for a quantity that compares the speed of light in a material to its speed in a vacuum?
What is the relationship between the bending of light colors and their index of refraction?
What is the relationship between the bending of light colors and their index of refraction?
From the colors of white light, which is arranged as the most bent to the least bent?
From the colors of white light, which is arranged as the most bent to the least bent?
What effect does changing optical density have on light?
What effect does changing optical density have on light?
Which of the following is an observable phenomenon associated with light refraction?
Which of the following is an observable phenomenon associated with light refraction?
Study Notes
Colors of White Light
- White light consists of seven main colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
- Order of colors by decreasing wavelength:
- Red > Orange > Yellow > Green > Blue > Indigo > Violet
- Order of colors by increasing energy and frequency:
- Violet > Indigo > Blue > Green > Yellow > Orange > Red
Relationship Among Frequency, Energy, and Wavelength
- Frequency and energy are directly related, while frequency and wavelength are inversely related.
- Higher frequency means higher energy and shorter wavelength.
- Lower frequency corresponds to lower energy and longer wavelength.
Refraction and Dispersion of Light
- Rainbows are formed by the dispersion of white light through a prism.
- Different colors bend at different angles due to varying refractive indices.
- Violet light bends the most, while red light bends the least.
Visual Spectrum and Wavelengths
- Visible spectrum shows light in the range of 380-750 nm.
- Shorter wavelengths (e.g., violet) have higher frequency and energy, while longer wavelengths (e.g., red) have lower frequency and energy.
- Index of refraction varies among colors:
- Violet (1.530) > Indigo (1.526) > Blue (1.524) > Green (1.519) > Yellow (1.518) > Orange (1.514) > Red (1.512)
Key Concepts Related to Light Behavior
- Refraction occurs when light moves between media of different optical densities.
- Light slows down and changes direction when entering a denser medium, leading to bending towards the normal.
- White light can be separated into its component colors through a prism due to differences in speed and wavelength.
Questions and Concepts
- Highest frequency and energy color: Violet.
- Longest wavelength color: Red.
- Incorrect statement about wavelength and frequency: Short wavelength corresponds to low frequency.
- Color between blue and violet: Indigo.
- Color that bends the most: Violet, which has the highest refractive index.
Conclusion
- Understanding the behavior of light, including refraction and dispersion, is key to comprehending natural phenomena like rainbows and the visible spectrum.
- The relationship between wavelength, frequency, and energy is fundamental in physics, particularly in understanding electromagnetic waves.
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Test your knowledge on the spectrum of white light by listing the colors in order of decreasing wavelength and energy. This quiz will help you understand the properties of light and how colors relate to wavelengths and energy levels.
