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What happens when you make a rainbow with the help of a glass of water and sunlight?

The sunlight hits the glass of water and then the light disperses out as a spectrum of colour (rainbow). This is because sunlight is white light and white light contains the 7 colours of the rainbow. When it hits the glass the colours refract and disperse out as the spectrum of colours, which we see as a rainbow.


What makes the rainbow shine?

sunlight reflects through the water (rain) and produces the colours of the (rainbow)


Why does water and sun form a rainbow?

Because the tiny particles of water in the air reflect the sunlight. The light splits and certain colours are reflected.


What do you do to make bubbles?

Well U mix sunlight liquid, soap and water together in a bubble container. Then you start blowing!


How does a rainbow get its colours?

Right after a thunderstorm, there will still be some water droplets in the sky. When the sunlight shines on these water droplets, the white light that is reflected off the water droplets is split into seven different colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, indigo.


Which ones is flies fastest cold water bubble or hot water bubble?

I think the hot water bubble flies fastest than cold water bubble.


How do droplets and sunlight create a rainbow?

When sunlight falls on the millions of water droplets in the air during rain or mist or near waterfalls, they undergo 'dispersion' which means scattering of light. Sunlight, 'white' light, is a combination of various colours from violet to red, colours found on a rainbow, and each colour corresponds to a specific 'wavelength' of light. So, to put it in simple terms, sunlight is a package/bundle of various colours and when the sunlight enters a droplet, the 'bundle' is 'unwrapped' and when it leaves the water droplet on the other side, the constituents of the 'bundle' are scattered. Think of separate colours of sunlight as different vehicles. Violet, which has the shortest wavelength of the visible spectrum of light can be compared to a cycle. Red, which has the longest wavelength of the visible spectrum can be compared to a trailer truck. Other colours in between range from motor-cycles to hatchbacks to limos to buses, from violet to red. Cycles can turn very fast whereas trailer trucks take a longer time to turn and likewise the other categories of vehicles. This can be generalised as longer vehicles take longer to turn. This is what happens in the water droplet. Before entering the water droplet, all the vehicles (light colours) travel at the same speed. When they hit the water droplet, its like taking a turn. Cycles (violet) turns the farthest and trailer-truck (red) the least. Keep in mind that they are still travelling at the same speed. So when the light leave the droplet, violet and red and the colours in between are moving in separate directions and hence the rainbow. That is why you always see the rainbow on the other side of the sun. You could create a rainbow yourself using a good light source and a prism, although it won't be bow-shaped.


Why is there a rainbow after squall?

The squall may have passed you but the rain is still falling elsewhere. If sunlight passes through the rain, you will see a rainbow as the water droplets work as a prism and split the sunlight into it's component colours.


Does a water bubble act as a lens?

it depends upon the level of water which produces the bubble. when there is less water,the bubble acts like a lens


Does water need sunlight to evaporate?

No, water does not need sunlight to evaporate. The primary factor that drives evaporation is heat energy, which can come from various sources, not just sunlight. Evaporation occurs when water molecules gain enough energy to escape from the liquid and enter the air as a gas.


When it becomes impossible to remove air from a water bubble?

A water bubble is made of air. If you remove the air from it it will not be a bubble anymore.


What causes air bubbles to form on the leaves in a fish bowl left under direct sunlight?

The water in the fishbowl is evapourated which forms air bubbles under the leaves in the fish tank because the evapourated water escapes the bowl of water by travelling as a bubble. The leaves in the fish tank traps the bubble under it causing it to stay there.