Difference between revisions of "Prism (Physics)"
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==Key Stage 3== | ==Key Stage 3== | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | [[File:PrismPicture.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[glass]] [[prism]] with a [[Light Ray|ray]] of white [[light]] being split into the colours of the [[spectrum]].]] | ||
A [[prism]] is a [[transparent]] [[solid]] block with a triangular base. | A [[prism]] is a [[transparent]] [[solid]] block with a triangular base. | ||
===About Prisms=== | ===About Prisms=== | ||
| − | : [[Prism]]s | + | : [[Prism]]s show how white [[light]] is made of many different colours. |
| + | When white [[light]] enters a [[prism]] it is split into a [[spectrum]] of 7 colours: | ||
| + | *Red | ||
| + | *Orange | ||
| + | *Yellow | ||
| + | *Green | ||
| + | *Blue | ||
| + | *Indigo | ||
| + | *Violet | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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| + | |[[File:PrismDiagram.png|center|500px]] | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A diagram of a [[prism]] showing how white [[light]] is made of the 7 colours of the spectrum. | ||
| + | |} | ||
