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Because AT the location of every water droplet in the air, the angle
between the direction to the sun and the direction to your eye must
be the same. The only shape in which that's possible at every point
is a circle.
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Is rainbow source of light?
No, a rainbow does not produce light, it is an effect of light being bent (refracted). The source of the light seen in a rainbow is the Sun.
Is rainbow a source of light?
No, a rainbow does not produce light, it is an effect of light being bent (refracted). The source of the light seen in a rainbow is the Sun.
Why does a Rainbow appear to be bent in a semicircle way?
Because at every point IN the rainbow, the angle between the direction to the sun and the direction to your eye has to be the same angle. The only bunch of points that can satisfy that requirement is a bunch of points that are all on the same circle.
What do you call in a band of colors as seen in a rainbow?
a rainbow
Why is it called rainbow the word rainbow?
I'm guessing it has something to do with how a rainbow starts after it rains.
What are the properties of light involved in a rainbow formation?
can be bent
Is rainbow source of light?
No, a rainbow does not produce light, it is an effect of light being bent (refracted). The source of the light seen in a rainbow is the Sun.
Is rainbow a source of light?
No, a rainbow does not produce light, it is an effect of light being bent (refracted). The source of the light seen in a rainbow is the Sun.
Is a rainbow a physical change?
Ordinary yellow sunlight becomes a rainbow when different frequencies of light are bent in slightly different directions.
Why rainbow can be seen?
They're light (bent but real light), and your eyes react to light.
What happens when light is bent as it passes throuh a droplet of water?
The water will look like a rainbow. that's what happens when it rains
Why does Rainbow look like a bow?
The "bow" referred to in "rainbow" is the sort of bent wooden pole used to shoot arrows. The arc of colors seen in the sky resembles the arc of a tightly strung bow.
Why is the sky under a rainbow usually lighter than the sky around it?
The lighter sky under a rainbow is created by the way that light is bent inside raindrops. The raindrops also focus the sunlight into an expanse of bright light that illuminates the sky under the rainbow's arc.
Why is the order of the 7 colors of a rainbow always the same?
The amount by which light is bent depends on its wavelength. The colors are arranged in the order of their wavelengths.
How do you make a rainbow from white light?
White light contains all wavelengths of colors. To make a rainbow, you need to separate those wavelengths (colors). This is accomplished by bending, or diffracting light. Different wavelengths of light are bent differently when they are passed through a transparent prism. When they are bent diffrently, they start to separate from one another and become visible to the eye as different colors.
The termrefraction means what in terms rainbows?
Water droplets refract different wavelengths of visible light differently. Blue wavelengths are less "bent" than red wavelengths, so the blue portion of the rainbow is towards the inside edge of the rainbow.
Why does a Rainbow appear to be bent in a semicircle way?
Because at every point IN the rainbow, the angle between the direction to the sun and the direction to your eye has to be the same angle. The only bunch of points that can satisfy that requirement is a bunch of points that are all on the same circle.
