The longest wavelength is red. The shortest wavelength is violet. - what is seen when all the wavelengths get mixed in equal proportions. White light A prism a tool used to separate the wavelengths of visible light. – Your Eyes… Only recognize or see 3 colors red, green, and blue. These are called the primary colors of – light. All other colors we see are just a mixture of these three this is different than what you are used – to when mixing paints. Visible Light Spectrum As wavelength decreases frequency increases. Visible light is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum we can see and it is the smallest part of the entire spectrum. - an acronym to help you remember the colors in the visible light spectrum. ROY G. BIV Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet - Remember, some people aren’t including indigo in the visible light spectrum any more. The Electromagnetic Spectrum Visible light is just one type of radiant energy. There is a lot of energy that travels in waves that we can’t see. The Electromagnetic Spectrum the of frequencies possessed by electromagnetic waves. – Mnemonic to help you remember the order of the EM waves from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength. - or make up your own! Rabid Monkeys In Velvet Underpants eXcrete Goo EM Uses Radio TV, radio stations, cordless phone signals, airplane communications –
The longest wavelength is red. The shortest wavelength is violet. White light - what is seen when all the wavelengths get mixed in equal proportions. A prism – a tool used to separate the wavelengths of visible light. Your Eyes… Only recognize or see 3 colors – red, green, and blue. These are called the primary colors of light. All other colors we see are just a mixture of these three – this is different than what you are used to when mixing paints. Visible Light Spectrum As wavelength decreases frequency increases. Visible light is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum we can see and it is the smallest part of the entire spectrum. ROY G. BIV - an acronym to help you remember the colors in the visible light spectrum. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet - Remember, some people aren’t including indigo in the visible light spectrum any more. The Electromagnetic Spectrum Visible light is just one type of radiant energy. There is a lot of energy that travels in waves that we can’t see. The Electromagnetic Spectrum – the of frequencies possessed by electromagnetic waves. Mnemonic to help you remember the order of the EM waves from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength. Rabid Monkeys In Velvet Underpants eXcrete Goo - or make up your own! EM Uses Radio – TV, radio stations, cordless phone signals, airplane communications
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