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A rainbow is formed due to _______________.
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A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is
caused by reflection, refraction, and dispersion of
light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in
the sky. It takes the form of a multicolored circular arc. Rainbows
caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the
sun.
In a primary
rainbow, the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This
rainbow is caused by light being refracted when entering a droplet of
water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again
when leaving it.
A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicolored circular arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun.
In a primary rainbow, the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This rainbow is caused by light being refracted when entering a droplet of water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it.
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