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Grade8 Science Colors of Light

This document discusses the hierarchy and properties of colors in the visible light spectrum. It explains that white light is composed of all the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV) and can be separated into these colors using a prism, with violet having the highest frequency/lowest wavelength and red having the lowest frequency/highest wavelength. The document also provides information on the frequency, wavelength, and energy of each color and evaluates understanding of these concepts.

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Grade8 Science Colors of Light

This document discusses the hierarchy and properties of colors in the visible light spectrum. It explains that white light is composed of all the colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV) and can be separated into these colors using a prism, with violet having the highest frequency/lowest wavelength and red having the lowest frequency/highest wavelength. The document also provides information on the frequency, wavelength, and energy of each color and evaluates understanding of these concepts.

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GOOD

AFTERNOON!

Catherine Y.
FREQCNEYU
WALENTHVE
ENYGER
HIECHYRAR
FREQUENCY
WAVELENGTH
ENERGY
HIERARCHY
“Hierarchy of Colors”
OBJECTIVES:
a. describe that light
is composed of colors
of different
frequencies and
wavelengths;
b. distinguish the
frequencies of the
colors of light which
are inversely
proportional to the
wavelength; and,
c. construct an
arrangement of colors
of light showing its
hierarchy.
Light is a kind of
energy that can
travel through
space.
It looks white but it is really a
combination of many colors.
The colors in white light
are red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, indigo, and
violet. When light appears
white, it is made up of
different colors just like
the colors of the rainbow.
The colors can be
separated by shining light
into prism.
Dispersion is the separation of
white light into its component
colors as it passes through a prism.
The main purpose of the prism is to
separate visible light into constituent
colors namely; Red, Orange, Yellow,
Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet
(ROYGBIV).
The frequency of light wave
refers to the number of
waves that move past a
certain point in one second.
Frequency is generally
measured in Hertz, the
units of cycles per second.
Color has the frequency ranging from 430
trillion Hertz to 750 trillion Hertz. Waves
can also go beyond and below those
frequencies, but they are not visible to the
human eye.

620-750 590-620 570-590 495-570 450-495 445-450 380-445


The more energy in
the wave, the higher
its frequency. The
lower the frequency
is, the less energy in
the wave.
Range of Wavelength,
Frequency and Energy of Light
Color Wavelength Frequency Photon
(nm) (THz) Energy (eV)
Violet 380-445 675-789 2.80-3.26
Indigo 445-450 668-675 2.75-2.80
Blue 450-495 606-668 2.50-2.75
Green 495-570 526-606 2.17-2.50
Yellow 570-590 508-526 2.10-2.17
Orange 590-620 484-508 2.00-2.10
Red 620-750 400-484 1.65-2.00
Legend: nm (nanometer: unit of wavelength),
THz (Terahertz: unit of frequency),
eV (electron volt: unit of energy)
The wavelengths and
frequencies of the
colors of light vary. The
wavelength decreases
from red to violet while
the frequency increases
from red to violet.
As the frequency of
the color of light
increase, the energy
also increases.
Use crayons or colored
pencils to draw what
happens to the beam of light
when it passes through the
prism and label the dispersed
colors on the blank provided.
Choose your answers from
the words in the box.
Blue Red Violet
Green Orange Indigo Yellow
Rubrics:
*Correct order = 10 points
*Presentation/composition = 5 points
Total = 15 points
Range of Wavelength,
Frequency and Energy of Light
Color Wavelength Frequency Photon
(nm) (THz) Energy (eV)
Violet 380-445 675-789 2.80-3.26
Indigo 445-450 668-675 2.75-2.80
Blue 450-495 606-668 2.50-2.75
Green 495-570 526-606 2.17-2.50
Yellow 570-590 508-526 2.10-2.17
Orange 590-620 484-508 2.00-2.10
Red 620-750 400-484 1.65-2.00
Legend: nm (nanometer: unit of wavelength),
THz (Terahertz: unit of frequency),
eV (electron volt: unit of energy)
Evaluation:

1. Which color has the highest


frequency?
a. Red
b. Orange
c. Yellow
d. Violet
2. Which color has the
shortest wavelength?
a. Red
b. Violet
c. Yellow
d. Orange
3. Which color has the
lowest frequency?
a. Violet
b. Blue
c. Red
d. Green
4. Which color has the
longest wavelength?
a.Violet
b. Blue
c. Green
d. Red
5. Does white light split
into different colors?
a.Yes
b.No
Answers:
1.D (Violet)
2.B (Violet)
3.C (Red)
4.D (Red)
5.A (Yes)
Assignment:
a. Why rainbows only
appear after the rain?

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