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Each wavelength of light is refracted to a different degree by the water, so each droplet acts as a tiny prism breaking the sun-light into its component wave-lengths. The rainbow is the result of effectively a huge mass of extremely small, natural prisms.
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Incidentally, I have see one rainbow that was almost entirely yellow light only - a strange event and I feel privileged to see it, but I can't explain it, only suggest that the other colours were scattered or absorbed by thin, intervening mist.
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Can opaque substances refract light?
No, opaque substances do not refract light. Refraction occurs when light passes through a transparent medium and changes speed, causing the light to bend. Opaque substances do not allow light to pass through them, so there is no refraction.
Do windows refract light?
Yes, windows can refract light. When light passes through a window, the change in speed and direction of the light can cause it to bend or refract. This is why you might see rainbows or colors appear when light passes through a window.
Do X-rays refract or reflect light?
X-rays neither refract nor reflect light. They interact differently with matter compared to visible light, as they are able to pass through soft tissues like skin and muscle but are absorbed by denser materials like bones.
Make you a sentence for the word refract?
A prism will refract light from the sun causing a rainbow. It is a verb meaning to break up.
Do eyeglasses reflect or refract light?
Eyeglasses primarily refract light as they bend it to focus properly on the retina. Some reflection may occur on the surfaces of the lenses, but the main function is to refract light to correct vision.
How do raindrops produce a spectrum?
Rain droplets can refract light. Different colours refract in different amounts so a spectrum is produced.
Can opaque substances refract light?
No, opaque substances do not refract light. Refraction occurs when light passes through a transparent medium and changes speed, causing the light to bend. Opaque substances do not allow light to pass through them, so there is no refraction.
Do windows refract light?
Yes, windows can refract light. When light passes through a window, the change in speed and direction of the light can cause it to bend or refract. This is why you might see rainbows or colors appear when light passes through a window.
Does a lens refract light?
a lens will refract light. a mirror will reflect the light.
Why is the sun shining on the raindrops important in making a rainbow?
becasue the rain bends the light from the sun thus casueing a rainbow The raindrops act as a prism and refract the light from the sun, causing it to break up into the colors of the spectrum. This happens because the color we see depends on the angle of refraction. Passing through a prism or a raindrop, different parts of the light are bent by different amounts, and so they get separated.
Should eyeglasses reflect or refract light into the eye?
Refract light. They only reflect when you see a glare or ghost image
What triangular shape is used to refract light into color?
A prism is a triangular shape used to refract light into its component colors.
When light moves from air to water the light will?
Refract
What effect a prism have on light?
Prisms refract light.
What effects does a prism have on light?
Prisms refract light.
Do X-rays refract or reflect light?
X-rays neither refract nor reflect light. They interact differently with matter compared to visible light, as they are able to pass through soft tissues like skin and muscle but are absorbed by denser materials like bones.
Make you a sentence for the word refract?
A prism will refract light from the sun causing a rainbow. It is a verb meaning to break up.
