Visible Light Spectrum

What color of light has the longest wavelength?

• red

• green

• yellow

• violet

What color of light has the shortest wavelength?

• red

• indigo

• yellow

• violet

If a ray of light has a wavelength of 580 nanometers, what shade of visible light does it produce?

• red

• orange

• green

• yellow

Which shade of visible light is caused by a light wave with the longest wavelength?

• orange

• violet

• red

• yellow

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What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

• Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

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

• Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

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

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Which color has the longest wavelength?

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

• Purple

Which shade of visible light is caused by a light wave with the shortest wavelength?

• yellow

• red

• violet

• orange

If a ray of light has a wavelength of 465 nanometers, what shade of visible light does it produce?

• yellow

• violet

• blue

• orange

Why does this apple look red?

• The apple reflects red light and absorbs all other colors

• The apple absorbs red light and reflects all other colors

• The apple reflects all the light shinning on it

• The apple is red because we see that color.

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A rainbow happens when sunlight passes through water droplets in the air. Which of the following best explains why?

• Water droplets of different sizes filter out light of different colors.

• Different chemicals in the water get energy and give off light of different colors.

• Light of different colors travels at different speeds through different-sized water droplets.

• Light of different wavelengths is bent at different angles.

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