Physics: Order of the Visible Spectrum from Longest to Shortest Wavelength (ROY G BIV) Practice
Practice arranging visible light colors by wavelength using ROY G BIV
Physics: Order of the Visible Spectrum from Longest to Shortest Wavelength (ROY G BIV) Practice
Practice arranging visible light colors by wavelength using ROY G BIV
Physics - Grade 6-8
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Write the seven colors of the visible spectrum in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength.
Use the memory phrase ROY G BIV.
The order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. - 2
Which color has a longer wavelength: red or violet? Explain your answer.
Red has a longer wavelength than violet because red is at the long-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, while violet is at the short-wavelength end. - 3
Put these colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength: blue, orange, green, red.
Compare each color to its place in ROY G BIV.
The correct order is red, orange, green, blue because visible light follows the order red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet from longest to shortest wavelength. - 4
A student says the order from longest to shortest wavelength is violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red. What mistake did the student make?
The student listed the colors from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength. The correct longest-to-shortest order is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. - 5
In a diagram, the left side of a spectrum is labeled longest wavelength and the right side is labeled shortest wavelength. Which color should be placed on the far left, and which color should be placed on the far right?
The visible spectrum begins with red for longest wavelength and ends with violet for shortest wavelength.
Red should be placed on the far left because it has the longest wavelength. Violet should be placed on the far right because it has the shortest wavelength. - 6
Which color comes immediately after yellow when listing the visible spectrum from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength?
Green comes immediately after yellow in the order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength. - 7
Rank these colors from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength: violet, yellow, red.
Find each color's position in ROY G BIV.
The correct order is red, yellow, violet. Red has the longest wavelength of the three, yellow is in the middle, and violet has the shortest wavelength. - 8
A prism spreads white light into colors. If the colors are labeled from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength, what color should come before blue?
Green should come before blue because the order is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet from longest to shortest wavelength. - 9
Complete the missing colors in this longest-to-shortest wavelength order: red, orange, yellow, _____, blue, _____, violet.
Say ROY G BIV slowly and match each letter to a color.
The missing colors are green and indigo. The complete order is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. - 10
Which has a shorter wavelength: orange or green? Explain how you know.
Green has a shorter wavelength than orange because green comes after orange in the visible spectrum when the colors are listed from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength. - 11
A teacher gives these wavelength lengths for visible colors: 700 nm, 580 nm, 530 nm, and 450 nm. Match each wavelength to the most likely color group: red, yellow, green, or blue.
Red is longest, then orange and yellow, then green, then blue, indigo, and violet.
700 nm is most likely red, 580 nm is most likely yellow, 530 nm is most likely green, and 450 nm is most likely blue. Longer wavelengths are closer to red, and shorter wavelengths are closer to blue and violet. - 12
Create a short sentence or phrase that helps you remember the order red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength.
A correct answer should use the first letters R, O, Y, G, B, I, and V in order. For example, Roy G. Biv is a common way to remember red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.