Colors of Light Quiz

What happens to light as it passes through the prism?

• Light enters the prism and emerge out undisturbed.

• Light enters the prism and separate into colors of similar wavelength.

• Light enters the prism, refracts and separates into component colors.

• Light enters the prism, reflect and disperse into component colors similar to a rainbow

ROYGBIV is the light color arrangement in the order of increasing __________.

• Wavelength and energy

• Wavelength and frequency

• Energy and frequency

• Energy, but decreasing frequency

Which color of light is least bent?

• Red

• Orange

• Green

• Violet

What part of the visible spectrum has the highest energy?

• Red

• Orange

• Green

• Violet

Which of the following color of light carries the greatest energy?

• Red

• Yellow

• Green

• Blue

Which of the following color of light travels at a lowest frequency?

• Blue

• Yellow

• Orange

• Violet

Which of the following color of light has the shortest wavelength?

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

• Indigo

If all light waves are reflected off a medium, then what color will be perceived?

• Black

• White

• Yellow

• Pink

If all light waves are absorbed by a medium, then what color will be perceived?

• White

• Black

• Red

• Green

Why is the sky blue? The sky is blue...

• Because blue is scattered more than other colors of light as it travels at larger waves in Earth's atmosphere, thus we see the sky blue.

• Because the human eyes cannot see other colors of light except blue in Earth's atmosphere during daytime, thus we see it blue.

• Because the sea water vapor rises up in Earth's atmosphere and its blue color is reflected towards the sky thus we see it blue.

• Because blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air in Earth's atmosphere.