Question

Two students are debating about the electromagnetic spectrum.Student A says, "Sunlight is made of red, yellow, orange, green, blue, indigo, and violet, all thecolors of the electromagnetic spectrum."Student B says, "The waves that make up the electromagnetic spectrum may come from the Sun,but they are invisible=we can't see them."Is either student correct? Explait why you think so?

Answer 1

Student A is correct, sunlight is made up of all the colors of the electromagnetic spectrum. Student B is also correct, as the waves that make up the spectrum are invisible to the human eye.

Step-by-step explanation:

Student A is correct. Sunlight is made up of all the colors of the electromagnetic spectrum. The visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum shows a rainbow of colors, ranging from red to violet, with each color corresponding to a specific wavelength and energy level. When sunlight passes through a prism or a drop of water, it separates into its constituent colors, creating a spectrum.

Student B is also correct. While sunlight is made up of all the colors of the electromagnetic spectrum, the waves that make up the spectrum are not visible to the human eye. The visible light portion of the spectrum, which includes the colors we can see, ranges from approximately 400 to 700 nanometers (nm) in wavelength. Beyond this range, there are other types of waves, such as infrared, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays, which are either too long or too short for our eyes to detect.