Practice Activity 13.7 (13.7.1) - LIGHT

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Question 1.
What happens to sunlight when it reflects off a mirror?
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Think of the word that describes how light behaves when it hits a reflective surface.
Question 2.
What is dispersion?
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Consider how we see rainbows after it rains.
3Question 3.
What is the phenomenon called when light separates into different colors?
- Reflection
- Absorption
- Dispersion
- Convergence
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Think of rainbows.
4Question 4.
True or False: Sunlight consists of several colors.
- True
- False
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Consider the colors you see in a rainbow.
Question 5.
If you set up an experiment using a bowl of water and a mirror but only see white light and no colors, explain what might have gone wrong in your setup.
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Revisiting the alignment of light and mirror may help.
Question 6.
How does the concept of dispersion in light relate to the formation of rainbows in the sky after a rainfall?
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Think about how droplets act like prisms in the atmosphere.

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