The prism separated light into a spectrum of colors.

Meaning: The clear object split the light into a rainbow of colors.

Choice of Words: Prism is a clear object with many flat sides that can separate light into different colors. Spectrum is the range of colors that light can be separated into.

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The prism broke the light apart into all the colors we can see.

Meaning: This means that the prism took the light and divided it into all the different colors that make up white light. It's like how a rainbow shows us all the different colors of light in the sky.

Choice of Words: Broke means to separate or divide into pieces. Apart means to move or separate into different parts. Colors are the different hues that we can see, like red, blue, and green.

When light passes through a prism, it gets split into different colors.

Meaning: This means that the prism took the light and divided it into all the different colors that make up white light. It's like how a rainbow shows us all the different colors of light in the sky.

Choice of Words: Passes means to move or go through something. Split means to divide or separate into different parts. Colors are the different hues that we can see, like red, blue, and green.

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