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Rainbows are based on the Sun's light, and diffraction of the light in raindrops separates out the colors. From any position of Sun, rainfall, and observer, the colors are fixed in orientation. Rainbows only change colors in Cartoons, or if recreational drugs are involved. Everyone sees rainbows differently. I could see it (from top) purple, red, orange, yellow, while you could see it red, yellow, orange, purple.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agono a rainbow doesnot reflect light it is formed by prism action of water droplets.
a prism can split the componets of white light into its 7 different colours.
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∙ 14y agoA rainbow is light! That is all it is - the visible spectrum.
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∙ 11y agoA rainbow tells us that the spectrum is not a single frequency but is instead a continuous range of frequencies.
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What is a rainbow?
It is a rule that violet light bend that most and red color bend least way. Most of the light passes through the rain drop. Because of bending of colors in different ways and on different angle each color that emerges from raindrop produce a spectrum of colors. As only single color from each drop reaches to observer, so there are number of raindrops from which each rain drop reflect the light back to an observer at slightly different angle, as to produce different primary colors of rainbow. Secondary rainbow appears above the primary rainbow. When two colors reflection occur inside a raindrop at such angle that it results into secondary rainbow. When weaker light that start emerging to produce a dimmer rainbow effect. Refraction happens as light enters and leaves a prism. Red light is refracted the least and violet light is refracted the most. This causes the different colours in the light to spread out to form a spectrum. Separating the colours like this is called dispersion. We say that the light has been dispersed.
What has light to do with a ranbow?
when you see a rainbow you see light
What is the name of the rainbow colors produced from a white light?
The name of the rainbow colours produced from a white light is called the spectrum.
An arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the suns rays by rain?
Refraction of sunlight by raindrops, the refraction depending upon wavelength to produce the colors
What is the main color of the rainbow?
There is no main color in the rainbow. There are seven constituent colors of the white light. We called the spectrum as rainbow.
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.
What color of light are the colors of the rainbow combined?
Mixing the light colours of the rainbow will produce white light (i.e. daylight).
What will happen if the slit is illuminated with white light?
it will produce rainbow of colours...
Why does a prism produce a rainbow when whit light passes through it?
Because your mum didnt plan you to be born.
What happen to rainbow colour if they get mixed?
Since every possible color is somewhere in the rainbow, it must follow that when light with two or more of the rainbow's colors mix, the mix may produce another color that's somewhere else in the rainbow.
Is a rainbow a solid a liquid or a gas?
None of the above. A rainbow is a visual effect produced by light refraction, not a substance. Solids and liquids can both produce rainbows.
What color of the rainbow reflects the most light?
A rainbow is composed of light. Light does not reflect light.
What happens when light is shone at a prism?
It splits into the colours that make it up, so white light makes a rainbow, and different colours produce different results.
What is a rainbow and how are they formed?
the white light gets made into a spectrum when it goes through the raindrops, but you also need the sun to shine to produce te white light
Use rainbow in a sentence?
After the storm, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky, bringing color and hope to the dreary landscape.
How rainbow appears in the sky?
Apparently, a rainbow appears in the sky because both, rain and sun, mix together and produce light and colours. Some people belive that at the end of a rainbow is gold. But how does the gold just appear suddenly?
