HW

Phenomenon Printout picture Explanation Drawing

1.Colors of light in a candle Soot particles are formed in the
bottom of the flame as wax
evaporating from the wick starts
to burn. ... This "other way" is
responsible for the bluish light
emitted from the base of candle
flames (and many other types of
flames as well). This light tells us
something about the chemical
reactions going on in the flame.

2.Rainbow after rain A rainbow is a meteorological

phenomenon that is caused by
reflection, refraction and dispersion
of light in water droplets resulting in
a spectrum of light appearing in the
sky. It takes the form of a
multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows
caused by sunlight always appear in
the section of sky directly opposite
the sun.

3.Rainbow from an oil slick The wavelength corresponding to the

c constructive interference also differs
and this causes the reflected light to
have various colours. As a result, a
rainbow-like colour pattern is shown
on the oil surface and this phenomenon
is called thin-film interference.

4.Blue sky and water The ocean looks blue because red,
orange and yellow (long wavelength light)
are absorbed more strongly by water than
is blue (short wavelength light). So when
white light from the sun enters the ocean,
it is mostly the blue that gets returned.
Same reason the sky is blue.

5.White Clouds Unlike scattering in the sky or ocean,

in which molecules are so small they
only scatter blue and violet light,
water droplets are large enough
the scatter the entire spectrum.
That's why clouds appear to be
mostly white.
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6.Red\Orange sunset Within the visible range of light,

red light waves are scattered
the least by atmospheric gas
molecules. So at sunrise and
sunset, when the sunlight travels
a long path through the atmosphere
to reach our eyes, the blue light
has been mostly removed, leaving
mostly red and yellow light
remaining.

7.Red light in traffic/ The primary reason why the color

Danger signs red is used for danger signals is
that red light is scattered the least
by air molecules. The reason behind
the scattering can be explained by
Rayleigh scattering. ... So red light is
able to travel the longest distance
through fog, rain, and the alike.

8.Twinkling star Stars twinkle because of turbulence

in the atmosphere of the Earth.
As the atmosphere churns, the light
from the star is refracted in different
directions. This causes the star's
image to change slightly in brightness
and position, hence "twinkle." ...
Planets do not twinkle the way stars do.

9.Apparent depth Apparent Depth and Distortion. The

of water depth of a swimming pool always
appears to be less than it actually is.
This effect is due to the refraction
of light rays as they traverse the
boundary between water and air.
In the following graphic, the chest
appears to be closer to the surface
than it actually is.

10.Smoke\fog machines In the case of beams, this means

Used in laser shows there must be particles in the air.
The particles can already be in the
air, such as dust, fog, smoke, humidity,
rain and snow. Or for more
controllability, the particles can be
added with haze, fog or smoke machines,
water screens, liquid nitrogen “curtains”,
fireworks, smoke etc.