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We see rainbows when the sun is behind us and falling rain is in front of us.
When sunlight strikes a falling drop of water it is refracted, changed indirection, by the surface of the water.
The light continues into the drop and is reflected from the back of the drop to the front. When the beam hits the front it is refracted again and emerges from the drop as the color spectrum that we see in a rainbow.
The water drop acts like a prism to separate the light into its different wave lengths.
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∙ 12y agoThe water vapor in the air catches sunlight (usually after a storm because it is more humid) and produces a rainbow.
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A rainbow is seen when the rain is in front of you and the Sun is directly behind you. You can create your own rainbow on a very sunny day if you spray a rain of water drops from a hose pipe, so that the "rain is in front of you and the Sun is behind.
The seven colours of the rainbow appear because the Sun shines into every separate drop of water, is bounced back towards you. The water drops receive white light but then split the light into the seven colours when it enters and leaves each drop.
We usually see a "bow", part of a perfect circle, because we are at ground level. When flying high it is sometimes possible to see a full circle of the seven colours.
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How many colours are in a rainbow and what order?
there are hundreds but the order is usualy red yellow green and blue you can see that in the sky
How many brand of color are there in a rainbow?
there are 7 you can see i think so that's red orange yellow green blue indigo violet but there are some we cant see. there are 7 you can see i think so that's red orange yellow green blue indigo violet but there are some we cant see. infinity, 3, or 7 There are an infinite number of frequencies of light in a rainbow. Color, however, is interpreted by our eyes. Our eyes have four different types of receptors, three for the primary colors and one for black and white. So in a way there are only three colors in a rainbow. People commonly divide the colors of a rainbow into an acronym ROYGBIV; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
What is the suns position when a rainbow is out?
in front of the rainbow
What is a product of sun and rain?
Rainbow
How could rainbow made in sky?
Rainbows are caused by sunlight glinting off tiny water particles in the sky, bouncing the light back towards the observer. In other words, any time you see a rainbow directly in front of you, the Sun is directly behind you, and your shadow points at the center of the circle the rainbow is describing. There are 2 types of rainbows. One that is formed in the sky and one that is formed by mist. But they both have something in common. All rainbows are formed by water or moisture and light put together and makes a rainbow. That's why you see rainbows right after rain.
Do everyone see the same rainbow?
Does everyone see the same rainbow
Why and how do you see a rainbow?
You see a rainbow because you want to, and you do because you feel like it.
Why do you see a rainbow?
We see rainbow due to the refraction of the sun's rays by rain .
Will you ever find the end of the rainbow?
No, as you move the rainbow you see moves too. No, because the bit of the rainbow you see is part of a circle and circles have no end. However, you can direct someone else to the place where YOU see the end of your rainbow (but THEY will not see it when they get there).
What are not the colors of the rainbow?
There is no color your eye can see that is not in the rainbow.
What are the of the colors of the rainbow?
There is no color your eye can see that is not in the rainbow.
Why rainbow is always in opposite direction of sun?
The sun has to come over your shoulder to see a rainbow because if the sun is next to the rainbow it is near impossible to see. see
Is a rainbow a source of light?
No. In order to see a rainbow in front of you, there must be a source of light behind you, and the rainbow you see will only have the colors of the source in it.
What angle do you have to be at to see a rainbow?
One doesn't have to be at any specific angle to see a rainbow. What is Dependent on seeing the rainbow is the location of the rain, and sun relative to you. The sun is always behind a rainbow when seen. So you would be in front of the rainbow, rain, and the sun. Also, No two people see the same rainbow unless a picture or video was taken of the rainbow.
How do we replace rainbow with a pronoun?
The pronoun that takes the place of the noun rainbow is it.Example: Look at the rainbow. Can you see it?
Is a rainbow a bow or a circle?
A rainbow is a circle. What we see from almost any point on earth is a semicircle, or just a part of the rainbow. We can only see it from horizon to horizon, or just an arc of the whole rainbow. Occasionally we can see a full circle of a rainbow in the sky surrounding the sun, and sometimes multiple ones.
Where do you see rainbow?
In the sky
