Colors of Light - Science Grade 8

Which has the greatest energy among the colors in a rainbow?

• green

• violet

• red

• orange

Among the following colors in a rainbow, which has the least energy?

• red

• violet

• yellow

• orange

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which property of light enables the formation of a rainbow?

I. color separation

II. dispersion

III. reflection

IV. refraction

• I and III

• II, III, and IV

• I, III and IV

• I, II, III, IV

Red is the least bent among the seven colors because it has the ___________.

• lowest frequency

• highest frequency

• longest wavelength

• shortest wavelength

What is the acronym used to remember visible light?

• ROGYBIV

• ROYGBIV

• ROYBIGV

• RIVOGYB

What is called the separation of white light into different colors as it passes

through prism?

• Dispersion

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following orders of visible light colors shows increasing wavelength?

• red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

• red, yellow, green, orange, violet, blue, indigo

• violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

• violet, blue, green, orange, red, indigo, yellow

Which color has the shortest wavelength?

• green

• red

• yellow

• violet

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the following is true about the relationship between frequency and energy?

• The frequency of the color of light and energy are not related.

• As the frequency of the color of light increases, its energy decreases.

• As the frequency of the color of light decreases, the energy increases.

• As the frequency of the color of light increases, the energy also increases.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A second prism will change a spectrum back into white light. What does it show?

• Prism distort image.

• Prisms are transparent.

• Light travels at a constant speed.

• White light is composed of colors.