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How does an ordinary rainbow occur from a light ray hitting a drop of water?
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∙ 12y ago
The molecules in the water refracts visible light like a prism and seperates light into the different wavelengths and thus colors creating the rainbow.
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Why does a rainbow occur?
RAINBOW usually occurs because of the refletion of the light of the sun.
Why do you see different colours in a rainbow?
Rainbows occur when you see sunlight shining through a rainstorm. The curtain of raindrops act like millions of tiny prisms, which break light into it's component colors - a rainbow.
What is most likely to occur when water vapor in a cloud cools?
Rain would most be most likely to occur and then a rainbow would probably come out after the rain is finished
What makes white light?
Light can occur at different frequencies. These frequencies lie on a spectrum, if you want an idea of what the frequencies look like, have a look at a rainbow, with red at the lowest frequency and blue/violet at the highest for visible light. When all of these frequencies are mixed together (like the light created from the "white hot" sun) white light is the result.
How does radiation occur in a light bulb?
Yes, if its on.
Why does a rainbow occur?
RAINBOW usually occurs because of the refletion of the light of the sun.
Is there a word for light refraction?
The word is rainbow. Rainbows occur when light is reflected inside droplets of water and then refracted out into the air.
Can a rainbow make its own light?
No. Water vapor has no light source. Also, a rainbow is really a circle. There is no "end" of the rainbow. The light source is the sun. Draw a line from the sun to the center of the rainbow. The different colors are located at the angles relative to the sun's rays. For instance, if I recall correctly, I seem to remember that "Red" occurs at about 22 degrees off axis from the center of the rainbow. Other colors occur at higher or lower angles.
When does a rainbow occur?
after it rains
Why do you see different colours in a rainbow?
Rainbows occur when you see sunlight shining through a rainstorm. The curtain of raindrops act like millions of tiny prisms, which break light into it's component colors - a rainbow.
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
What are the appearance and disappearance of rainbow?
The appearance of the rainbow is the reflection of the sun's light through rain particles. The disappearance of the rainbow is the shifting of the sun's race to an angel inconsistent with the position of the rain.
How do two rainbows occur?
A double rainbow is not unusual but is often too faint to be noticed. A rainbow is caused by sunlight refracting and reflecting in water droplets. If the light is reflected twice in the droplets, there will be a second rainbow outside the first. It will be fainter and the order of the colors will be reversed. Whenever you see a rainbow, look carefully to see if there is a second one right above it.
Is their any torando hitting Florida?
Tornadoes can occur anywhere in the world.
What will occur when there is no injury to the muscle tendon in the front of the shin?
If there is no injury then there is no reason to think anything out of the ordinary will occur
How does a rainbow occur?
A rainbow is possible whenever the sun is in a clear patch of sky and at the same time, rain is falling in the opposite direction from you.
Does tornadoes occur in islands?
Yes. There are many instance of tornado hitting islands.
