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This section details an activity that demonstrates the dispersion of sunlight using a mirror and water. The activity reveals that sunlight, often referred to as white light, actually consists of several colors, illustrating the principle of dispersion.
In this activity, students are guided to set up a simple experiment using a plane mirror and water to demonstrate the dispersion of light. By placing a mirror in a bowl filled with water and allowing sunlight to reflect onto a wall (or white paper), different colors become visible, illustrating the fact that sunlight is not merely white but consists of multiple colors. This phenomenon of splitting light into its constituent colors is known as dispersion. The section emphasizes the significance of understanding how light behaves, relating to natural occurrences like rainbows, where dispersion is evident.
Light can behave in different ways when it interacts with surfaces.
Dispersion occurs when light splits into colors, commonly seen in rainbows.
Sunlight is a mixture of various colors that appears white.
In water and light, colors dance bright, as sunlight reflects to give us the sight.
Once upon a time in a clear sunny day, sunlight shined down on a mirror placed in water. As the light hit, a dazzling array of colors filled the room, teaching us the magic of dispersion.
Remember ‘PRISM’ - Place Reflective In Sunlight's Mirror to see colors.
The appearance of a rainbow after rain illustrates the concept of light dispersion.
Using a prism to separate sunlight into a spectrum of colors demonstrates how light refracts.
Term: Dispersion
Definition: The process in which light separates into its constituent colors.
The process in which light separates into its constituent colors.
Term: Prism
Definition: A transparent optical element that refracts light, causing it to disperse into colors.
A transparent optical element that refracts light, causing it to disperse into colors.
Term: White Light
Definition: Light that appears colorless but is made up of a spectrum of colors.
Light that appears colorless but is made up of a spectrum of colors.