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Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Prisms

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This physics department site explains how prisms work and their purpose in the dispersion of light. Explains the angle of deviation and includes an interactive form in which visitors calculate the angle of deviation and receive immediate feedback.

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Concepts
light, optics, prisms, refraction
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Additional Tags
angle of deviation, atmosphere, atmospheric optics, dispersion, halo, ray optics, sundogs, hyperphysics, prism
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information