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electromagnetic spectrum Flashcards

1
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Visible light spectrum

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The segment of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view.

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Visible light

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The range of wavelengths

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3
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Who discovered the electromagnetic spectrum

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Issac Newton

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How was the electromagnetic spectrum discovered

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Isaac Newton passed a narrow beam of light through a glass prism. As the light exited the prism, Newton could see the colours of the rainbow.

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5
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Colours of the electromagnetic spectrum

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Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
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6
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Dispersion

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The spliting of white light into colours that make up white light

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7
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Dispersion

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The splitting of white light into colours that make up white light

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8
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Each colour has…

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It’s own wavelength

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9
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How are different wavelengths slowed

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Each wavelength is slowed by glass

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10
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What happens when the amount of refraction increases

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The wavelength decreases

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11
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Examples of short wavelengths of light

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Blue and Violet

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12
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Examples of light with longer wavelengths

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Red and orange

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13
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How are rainbows formed

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Rainbows are formed because rain droplets act as prisms.

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14
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The primary colours of the light spectrum

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Red
Green
Blue

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15
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Why are red green and blue called primary colours

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The three colours can be mixed to produce white light

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16
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Secondary colours of light spectrum

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Yellow
Magenta
Cyan

17
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Red+Green(light)

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Yrllow(light)

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Red+blue(light)

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Magenta(light)

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Green + blue(light)

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Cyan(light)

20
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Cyan+red(light)

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White light

21
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What are cyan and red light called

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Complementary colours of light

22
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What happens when white light falls on an opaque object

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The object absorbs some of the light and reflects the rest of the light

23
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What is the colour of the object determined by

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The colour that the object appears is determined by the colour that is reflected

24
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What colour do transparent objects appear as

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Transparent objects appear in the colour that they transmit.

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