Electromagnetic Spectrum, Visible Light, and Color Mixing

Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the entire range of light that can be detected by the human eye? 

• ultraviolet light
• visible light
• infrared light
• x-rays

Which color of light has the longest wavelength?

• orange
• red
• blue
• green

A prism can be used to...

• separate visible light into colors

• make a beam of light brighter

• measure the speed of light

• make UV light visible

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

T/F White light is made up of a mixture of the seven colors of the rainbow.

• True

• False

The colors of the visible light spectrum can be remembered by using the acronym,

• ROY G BV

• LAZIC

• ROY B GV

• CO2

Light that is made up of a mixture of all colors in the visible spectrum would appear to be...

• black

• blue

• white

• a rainbow

Choose the three primary colors of light.

• Pink

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

What do we call this tool that separates white light into the colors of the Visible Spectrum?

• tuning fork
• prism
• microscope
• graduated cylinder