Visible light comprises only a segment of the electromagnetic spectrum. Which of the following presents the sequence of visible light from the shortest to the longest wavelength?

Question

ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

RADIO WAVES

MICROWAVES

INFRARED

VISIBLE SPECTRUM

ULTRAVIOLET

X-RAYS

GAMMA RAYS

5,000,000,000

10,000

500

250

0.5

0.0005 nanometres

WAVELENGTH

0.000000248

0.124

2.48

4.96

2480 2,480,000 electron volts

ENERGY

(1 point)

A. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
B. blue, violet, indigo, green, red, orange, yellow
C. violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red
D. orange, red, yellow, indigo, violet, blue, green

Answer 1

The sequence of visible light from the shortest to the longest wavelength is:

C. violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

This sequence follows the order of colors in the visible spectrum, with violet having the shortest wavelength and red having the longest wavelength.