The Visible

Light
Visible Spectrum /
White Light

Science 8 – Lesson 5
OBJECTIVES

1. Infer that energy of the colors of light increases as one goes

towards the right side of the electromagnetic spectrum;
2. Describe the existence of the color components of visible light
using a prism or dif fraction grating; and
3. Tell the relationship between: frequency, wavelength of light
and amount of energy.
dispersion
•The sun needs to be behind the viewer
•The sun needs to be low in the sky, at an angle of less than 42 °
above the horizon. The lower the sun in the sky the more of an
arc of a rainbow the viewer will see
•Rain, fog or some other source of water droplets must be in
front of the viewer
VISIBLE LIGHT

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
EM waves

• do not need medium to

propagate.
• are waves of alternating
electric and magnetic fields
Electromagnetic Spectrum

A term used by scientists to describe

the entire range of light that exists.
From radio waves to gamma rays,
most of the light in the universe is, in
fact, invisible to us.
All electromagnetic radiation is
light, but we can only see a
small portion of this radiation—
the portion we call visible light
The human eye can detect
wavelengths from 380 to 700
nanometers.
VISIBLE LIGHT
An electromagnetic wave or radiation that is visible to the
human eye.
The Sun is the dominant source for
visible-light waves our eyes receive.
The outer-most layer of the Sun's
atmosphere, the corona, can be seen in
visible light.
What are the seven identified
components of the
electromagnetic spectrum?
Among the seven EM waves,
which of them has the longest
wavelength? How about the
shortest wavelength?
Which of them has the
highest frequency? How
about the lowest
frequency?
What type of EM
wave has the highest
energy?
Lowest Energy
 The shorter the
The longer the wavelength, wavelength, the greater
the lower its frequency, the its frequency, the higher
lower its amount of energy. its amount of energy.

How will you relate the

wavelength, frequency and the
amount of energy a wave has?
By studying the diagram of the
electromagnetic spectrum, what is
the “light” that is found at the
very middle?
By looking at the visible light,
what specific color of light has the
longest wavelength? How about
the shortest wavelength?
 Longest Shortest
wavelength wavelength
What specific color of light has the
highest frequency? How about the
lowest frequency?
 Highest Lowest
Frequency Frequency
longer WV shorter WV
F E F E

How will you relate the

wavelength, frequency and
the energy of the wave?
Light can be reflected,
refracted or absorbed.
Green color of
the VL is
reflected by the
leaves of the
tree and the
rest of colors is
absorbed.
 Refraction

Which of the colors is the most bent?

Blue and Violet
To be continued…
LEARNING TASK 1
 ROY G BIV

Based on the figure, what is

the arrangement of colors
from top to bottom?
Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

Based on the concepts learned and

by looking at the diagram, what
are the colors that have lower
energy than the color blue?
OYGBIV

What are the colors that

have higher energy than
the color red?
OYGBIV

What are the colors that

have higher frequency
than the color red?
Green: Higher Energy, Higher Frequency
Longer Wavelength: Orange

Which of the two colors: green

or orange has the higher
energy? Higher frequency?
Longer wavelength?
 Violet

Which color has the

most energy? Why?
Most bent or refracted, highest frequency
and has shortest wavelength
The energy of the colors of light increases as one goes
towards the right side of the electromagnetic spectrum

Based on the diagram, what

can you infer to the
arrangement of colors and
their corresponding amount
of energy?
MAKE YOUR OWN RAINBOW

What did you find out?

Make a reflection on it
Assessment