CP Ch13.1 Rainbows

What produces the whole spectrum of visible light in a rainbow?

• Millions of snowflakes

• Millions of leaves

• Millions of water drops

• Millions of rocks

What can an observer see from each raindrop?

• Multiple colors

• No color

• A single color

• Changing colors

What determines the color seen in a rainbow?

• The angle between sunlight and dispersed light

• The amount of rain in the atmosphere

• The speed of light in the air

• The distance between the observer and the rainbow

How do raindrops disperse light?

• By absorbing light

• By reflecting light

• By acting as prisms

• By emitting light

What colors does white sunlight separate into when passing through a glass prism?

• Red, yellow, blue

• Red, green, blue

• Orange, purple, green

• Pink, turquoise, navy

What is dispersion?

• The separation of light into colors arranged by frequency

• The bending of light as it passes through a medium

• The reflection of light off a surface

• The absorption of light by an object

What shape is a rainbow considered to be?

• Square

• Circle

• Triangle

• Rectangle