Multiple choice general knowledge

The splitting of sunlight to its seven colours is known as ____________.

  1. colour reflection

  2. colour refraction

  3. colour diversion

  4. colour dispersion
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Explanation

The splitting of white sunlight into its seven constituent colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet) is called dispersion. This phenomenon occurs when light passes through a prism or water droplets, creating a rainbow. Refraction is the bending of light, but dispersion specifically refers to the separation of colors by wavelength.

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