Visible Light

Physics: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 3.5.5

Visible Light

Visible light is used to see the world around us.

Visible light spectrum

Visible light spectrum

  • Traditionally, we say that there are seven colours of light in the spectrum.
  • Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

Test yourself on Visible Light

  • Which of these are in the 7 colours of the visible spectrum?

  • Which of these pairs has the highest frequency?

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