11 mark
A ray of green light shines through a glass prism.
The ray travels through the prism and out of the other side.
Which diagram shows the correct path of the ray?
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Wave Interactions (OCR Gateway GCSE Physics: Combined Science)
Exam Questions
13 mins4 questions21 mark
Higher Tier Only
Look at the diagram of white light as it passes through a prism.
A spectrum of colours is seen. It ranges from red to violet.
Why does the violet light refract more than the red light?
Violet light changes frequency more than red light.
Violet light has the largest change in speed.
Violet light has the smallest change in speed.
Violet light increases its speed in the glass prism.
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