Diffraction Of Colored Light Physics Worksheet

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STUDENT RESOURCE 8.2

Diffraction of Colored Light

ACTIVITY SHEET

Hold the diffraction glasses above a ﬂashlight

and see the spectrum.

What colors do you see?

Make a prediction about how colored light would look

through diffraction glasses.

What do you think red light would look like

through the glasses?

What do you think blue light would look like

through the glasses?

Place the red ﬁlter slide over the ﬂashlight and look at

the light with the diffraction glasses.

What colors can you see?

Red filter

slide

Place the blue ﬁlter slide over the ﬂashlight and look at

the light with the diffraction glasses.

What colors can you see?

LIGHT • SECTION 8 BLUE SKIES AND SUNSETS

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