Visible Light Spectrum

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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Which color REFLECTS all wavelengths of light?

• Red

• Black

• White

• Pink

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Which color ABSORBS all wavelengths of light?

• Red

• Black

• White

• Pink

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What wave behavior allows the human eye to see color?

• Interference

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

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What type of wave does a light wave resemble?

• Transverse wave

• Compressional wave

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Choose the three primary colors of light.

• Pink

• Red

• Blue

• Green

Which color has the longest wavelength and shortest frequency?

• Red

• Yellow

• Blue

• Violet

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which color has the shortest wavelength and highest frequency?

• Violet

• Yellow

• Orange

• Green

The color of objects that we see is the color of the wavelength that is ___________ from its surface.

• refracted

• reflected

• absorbed

• dispersed

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Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye?

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Visible light

• Microwave

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