Question

Explain the phenomenon of a rainbow. How are you able to see a rainbow? What are the conditions for a rainbow to occur?

Answer 1

Phenomenon of rainbow:

Rainbows are spectacular rays of color. Sunlight looks white, but it's really made up of different colors...red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The sun makes rainbows when white sunlight passes through rain drops. The raindrops act like tiny prisms. They bend the different colors in white light, so the light spreads out into a band of colors that can be reflected back to you as a rainbow.

conditions for rainbow to occur:

Three conditions must be met in order for you to see a rainbow.

1.It must be raining.

2.The sun must be shining.

3. The observer must be between the sun and the rain.