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james0929

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Newton found that when light passed through a prism, it was dispersed into the component colors. Which bent the least, and why?
 
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According to our present theory of solar system formation, which of the following best explains why the solar nebula ended up with a disk shape as it collapsed?
 
  A) The force of gravity pulled the material downward into a flat disk.
  B) The law of conservation of energy
  C) It was fairly flat to begin with, and retained this flat shape as it collapsed.
  D) It flattened as a natural consequence of collisions between particles in the nebula.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The red waves are bent less by the glass than are the other colors because they have the longest wavelength. Shorter wavelengths bend more than longer wavelengths.

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