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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 do rainbows consist of?
Rainbows are sunlight that is shining through raindrops and the light is separated into the colours of the spectrum red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Just like if you shine light through a prism.
How do prisms make rainbows?
light passes through prism and the prism refracts the light dividing it into the colors of the visible color spectrum. They colors are red orange yellow green blue and violet.
How often do rainbows occur?
There is no set pattern to how often rainbows occur, however they occur when precipitation falls and there is sun at the same time. -- Rainbows only occur in the early morning and late afternoon. This is because of the angle of the sun reflects off the moisture in the air which acts like a prism.
Are rainbows gases?
No, they aren't. Rainbows occur when lights go through rain droplets, like a prism.
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
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.
What happens when you shine a rainbow into a prism?
If you shine a rainbow nto a prism the rain bow will become larger like 2x the original rainbows size. 8^)
What does a prism do to light when it is going through a prism?
It separates white light into it's individual colors (rainbow). Rainbows are formed by water droplets acting as prisms
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.
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 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.
