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What causes a spectrum of colors to appear when light moves through a

prism?

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Answer:When light passes through a prism the light bends. As a result, the different colors that make up white light become separated. This happens because each color has a particular wavelength and each wavelength bends at a different angle.

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Answer: refraction of light waves

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