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Actually it is not the best example of refraction because a rainbow is seen in the oposite direction to the light source, the sun. It is caused by a combination of reflection and refraction. Here is a copied snipped from wikipedia:
"White light separates into different colours on entering the raindrop because red light is refracted by a lesser angle than blue light. On leaving the raindrop, the red rays have turned through a smaller angle than the blue rays, producing a rainbow."
Refraction is simply that light travels slower in denser material and because different colours of light have different wave lengths those colours will change their angle more and so the light sperates.
What else can I help you with?
Is a rainbow caused by reflection or refraction?
A rainbow is caused by both reflection and refraction of sunlight in raindrops.
Is a mirror reflecting sunlight an example of refraction?
No,that is reflection. Refraction is when light travels through something clear like water or glass and then the lihght bends and maybe even makes a rainbow
Why do you see a rainbow?
A rainbow is formed when sunlight is refracted, or bent, while passing through raindrops in the atmosphere. This refraction causes the white light to separate into its component colors, creating a spectrum of colors in the sky that we perceive as a rainbow.
How is refraction work durning a rainbow?
Refraction during a rainbow occurs when sunlight enters a raindrop, bends or changes speed, and separates into its individual colors due to their different wavelengths. The colors then reflect off the inside surface of the raindrop, before exiting and dispersing further as a visible rainbow.
What happens when you point at a rainbow?
When you point at a rainbow, nothing physically happens because a rainbow is a natural optical phenomenon caused by the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water droplets in the atmosphere.
Is a rainbow caused by reflection or refraction?
A rainbow is caused by both reflection and refraction of sunlight in raindrops.
What is rare faction examples?
One example of refraction of light is a rainbow and a broken pencil when placed in a glass of water.
Is a mirror reflecting sunlight an example of refraction?
No,that is reflection. Refraction is when light travels through something clear like water or glass and then the lihght bends and maybe even makes a rainbow
What is an illusion caused by the refraction of light called?
rainbow
Does a rainbow go through the earth?
No a rainbow is the refraction of light through rain and is only an optical illusion
Can you land on a rainbow?
Uummm, no. A rainbow is only a refraction of sunlight through micro droplets of water in the atmosphere.
Why do you see a rainbow?
A rainbow is formed when sunlight is refracted, or bent, while passing through raindrops in the atmosphere. This refraction causes the white light to separate into its component colors, creating a spectrum of colors in the sky that we perceive as a rainbow.
How do you find the end of a rainbow?
No you can't because a rainbow is just a refraction of light, similar to the way the sky is blue.
why there are 7 colors in a rainbow?
Because of the refraction of light. Hope this helps.
Is total internal reflection causes rainbow?
Nope. It's caused by refraction.
What and is refraction?
Reflection: light bounces off of a surface, like a mirror.Refraction: light goes through a substance and bends. For example, white light through a prism comes out in a rainbow because the light is refracted or bent and each color has a different index of refraction.
An arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the suns rays by rain?
Refraction of sunlight by raindrops, the refraction depending upon wavelength to produce the colors
