Light Wavelength and Color
11th Grade · Science · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can explain how the wavelength of light affects its perceived color.
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The mnemonic roygbiv can be used to remember the order of visible colors from lowest to highest frequency.
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The colors we see are the wavelengths of light that are reflected by an object, while the other wavelengths are absorbed.
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Refraction occurs when light passes from one medium to another and bends due to a change in velocity.
