What effect does a prism have on light?
A) It creates white light.
B) It separates light into white light of three wavelengths.
C) It creates the colors of orange, red, yellow, and blue.
D) It separates light into waves that vary in length.

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A prism separates light into its component colors (spectrum) because different wavelengths of light are refracted (bent) by different amounts as they pass through the prism. This process is known as dispersion.

What Effect Does a Prism Have on Light