Formative Assessment- Dispersion of Light

What phenomena occur when the colors of a rainbow are seen when light passes through a glass prism?

• Scattering of light

• Diffraction of light

• Dispersion of light

• Reflection of light

Why is the spectrum of light separated into its components of color when white light is directed to a prism?

• The different colors in the white light bend away from the normal line at different angles when entering prism ingestion.

• The different colors in the white light bend toward the normal line at different angles when entering the prism.

• The different colors in the white light bend away from the normal at same speed to each other when entering prism.

• The different colors in the white light bend towards the normal at same speed to each other when entering prism.

An example of dispersion of light is ____.

• The Sky looks bright orange in the evening

• Shadow

• Rainbow

• Pool seems shallower

These are all colors of the spectrum except:

• Indigo

• Purple

• Blue

• Green

Which color is deviated the most?

• Violet

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

Which color is deviated the least?

• Red

• Violet

• Green

• Orange