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They both involve a spectrum. If you shine light through a prism, it splits it up into the 7 colours of the rainbow. Rainbow is created when light shines through water, so rainbow is just another word for a spectrum. See? GCSE Physics pays off! =)

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Are rainbows gases?

No, they aren't. Rainbows occur when lights go through rain droplets, like a prism.


Why are rainbows seen more in summer than winter?

Rainbows are a result of sunlight shining through moisture in the air. That's why you see rainbows after it rains. The moisture makes a prism, a shape which reflects and separates the different wavelengths of light. There usually aren't rainbows in winter because the moisture freezes, and drops to the ground as snow.


What is the space between to rainbows?

The space between two rainbows is often referred to as the "supernumerary rainbow." This phenomenon occurs due to the interference of light waves, creating additional, fainter rainbows on the outside of the main rainbow. The area between the primary and supernumerary rainbows can appear darker, a phenomenon known as Alexander's band, caused by the way light is refracted and dispersed in water droplets.


How do prisms make rainbows?

Prisms make rainbows by refracting white light into its different colors through the process of dispersion. When white light enters a prism, it is bent at different angles based on the wavelength of each color, splitting it into its individual components. This separation of colors results in the formation of a rainbow.


Can rainbows be formed by prisms?

Yes, the refraction of light through a 60o prism will separate the light into a spectrum (a rainbow). Which then causes the light to refracted internally causing light to bend in different directions because of the speed of the light. Red light being the faster one and violet being the slowest one.

Related Questions

How do prisims create rainbows?

the colors are always present...the prism allows you to see them.


How is a raindrop similar to a prism?

they both create rainbows because of their spherical shape


Are rainbows gases?

No, they aren't. Rainbows occur when lights go through rain droplets, like a prism.


What where Theodoric of Freiberg's discoveries?

He discovered how rainbows were made, with a prism that reflected on the particles of moisture in the air.


What is the relationship between rainbows and lights?

Rainbows are formed by sunlight.


How is a rectangle the same as a rectangular prism?

The rectangular prism is the 3D analogue of a rectangle. The main similarity is that all sides meet at right angles.


What is the similarity ratio of a prism with surface area 361 ft2 to a similar prism with surface area 81 ft2?

The ratio is 19/9.


What is a good sentence for prism?

She hung prisms in the window, so that sunlight would make rainbows appear on her walls.


Why are color colors?

Colors are colors because it makes the world more interesting. I'm kidding when you have a prism, and you shine a light through it (cristal or glass prism) it makes a rainbow. How do rainbows form in the sky? Rainbows form because the light is shining through the water in a different place where it is raining.


Construct a sentence using the word similarity?

There is a similarity between the theories.The twins had just one similarity.


Why do glass prisms create rainbows?

Glass prisms create rainbows by refracting and dispersing white light into its constituent colors due to the different wavelengths of light bending at different angles as they pass through the prism. This separation of colors is known as dispersion, which then results in the formation of a rainbow when the dispersed light emerges from the prism.


What is the difference between ordinary prism and constant deviation prism?

difference between ordinary prism and constant deviation prism