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PRISM

BY ANDREW HOLMES, AND TOAH

What is refraction?

  • Refraction Is when light reflects at a different angle because it enters a different medium.
  • If they medium the light is leaving Is a denser medium to lighter medium

Why do you see a rainbow

  • You see a rainbow because when light enters the prism it separates the white light based on energy levels this is what we see as the rainbow, the rainbow goes from low energy level to high energy levels

Type of wave

  • A light wave Is a type of wave the types of wave are as follow light,water and sound.
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Frequency related to the color of the rainbow shown.

  • We see light based on the frequency of the waves. Violet has the highest energy and red has the lowest energy. Violet also has the shortest wave length which means red has the longest wavelength

http://youtu.be/UECNsNhHDEA

VIDEO ON PRISM
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