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An arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the suns rays by rain?
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Refraction of sunlight by raindrops, the refraction depending upon wavelength to produce the colors
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Could rainbows happen without rain or sun?
Well a rainbow is just a refraction of the sun's light caused by water molecules in the air. Yo do not need rain to see a rainbow-like object, but you definitely need the sun.
What is the angle of the sun so that a rainbow can form?
Rainbows are formed through refraction. The refraction happens through the rain drops, causing the light (which is made up of a spectrum of colours) to split and causes a rainbow. Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain -> Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. This is the order in which it refracts.
Why does the sky sometimes seem to be pink and red at night before rain?
The thin clouds bend the light toward the red /pink area of the spectrum. As the storm gathers, the particles are denser and the refraction is further up the spectrum
How does the raindrops make a rainbow?
Light is refracted -- bent -- both as it enters the droplets and as it leaves. The amount of refraction is dependent on the wavelength -- the color -- of the light. IF there are droplets of just the right size and IF the sun is positioned such that its light is reflected back from the droplets, an observor between the sun and the droplets will see a rainbow.
What is spitting rain?
Spitting rain is very light rain, with relatively few droplets.
What is an arc of colored light in the sky caused by a refraction of the sun's rays by rain?
It is a rainbow
What is an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the suns Ray by rain?
It is a rainbow
What is a arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain?
this answer is rainbow. Thanks
What does refraction means in terms of rainbows?
Refraction of bending lightrefraction means the bending of light, and the refraction of light in a prism causes to 'split' light in all its colors (that we can see and not see)Refraction is the bending of light. The bending of light is defined mathematically by Snell's law. The degree of bending through rain drops produces the various colors of the rainbow.
Could rainbows happen without rain or sun?
Well a rainbow is just a refraction of the sun's light caused by water molecules in the air. Yo do not need rain to see a rainbow-like object, but you definitely need the sun.
Does a rainbow go through the earth?
No a rainbow is the refraction of light through rain and is only an optical illusion
How does a rainbow happen on a cloudy day?
It happens when the sun is shining and there it is rain as well, so you must stand with your back tothe sun to see it. The lower the sum is to the horizon, the higher the arch of the rainbow will be.it. also happens when the refraction of light happens
Rainbow seen after the rain is due to?
Reflection and refraction
Why do you only see rainbows after it rains?
The moisture in the air caused by the rain reflect sunlight which creates a prism, so it reflects the colors from the light. Light is actually a rainbow, that's why sometimes the ground is rainbow colored when light is shining through a window. Also when you look in puddles, sometimes you can see rainbows.
Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls on drops of rain which of the physical phenomena are responsible for this?
diffusion refraction internal refraction
What are other names for rainbows?
Another name for a rainbow is a color spectrum. A rainbow, which is a natural occurrence the involves the refraction and reflection of light after a rain storm, contains the entire color spectrum of visible light.
Why do you need rain to have rainbows?
Sunlight is refracted, or bent, when it enters raindrops, and refraction causes the light to pass through the drops in such a way that the spectrum of visible colors is seen.
