The Colours of Light

Light is made up of a mixture of _______________ different colours.

• six

• seven

• eight

• nine

____________ is formed when sunlight shines through raindrops and split the light into seven different colours.

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When light shines on the glass of a prism, the prism bends or changes the direction light is travelling. The change in direction is called _____________.

• direction

• reflection

• refraction

• attraction

What is the word used to remember the name and order of colours in a rainbow?

• ROY G BIV

• VIB G YOR

• ROY G BIX

• GOY R BIV

List the colours of the rainbows in order.

• Violet

  Indigo

  Blue

  Green

  Yellow

  Orange

  Red

• Green

  Red

  Yellow

  Blue

  Orange

  Indigo

  Violet

• Blue

  Yellow

  Orange

  Indigo

  Red

  Green

  Violet

• Red

  Orange

  Yellow

  Green

  Blue

  Indigo

  Violet