Why does a rainbow have different colours?

Answer 1

Rainbows have different colors because when the sun (which is actually white) reflects on a raindrop, the white from the sun projects the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet which make a colorful rainbow.

Answer 2

because there are only those colors in the visible light spectrum. When you see colors on the table from the window, it's because there is water on the window and it disperses the light which separates the white light and turns it into colors. i hope this helps you!

Answer 3

A rainbow has different colors because of refraction. When light passes from one material into another, it is bent slightly. In the case of a rainbow, sunlight is passing from air into the water droplets that are left behind during or after a rain shower. When the light passes into the water droplets, the red light is bent slightly less than the other colors of light while the blue and purple light is bent slightly more. The result is that the colors are separated and that you see them separately, as you would if you passed the light through a prism, and you end up with a rainbow.

Answer 4

A rainbow has different colors because of the refraction and dispersion of sunlight through water droplets in the air. This separation of colors happens because each color of light has a different wavelength, causing them to bend at different angles as they pass through the water droplets, resulting in the spectrum of colors we see in a rainbow.

Answer 5

After a big storm, tiny water droplets still hang high in the air. White light reflects off the water crystals and forms color.

Answer 6

The water droplet creates a prism and when the light shines through it colours appear.