just curious!
2006-07-12 02:38:41 · 14 answers · asked by hummingbird 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Tommy d. may be you should look at some the questions you have posted before you cut others down!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-12 07:57:01 · update #1
The rainbow's appearance is caused by dispersion of sunlight as it is refracted by (approximately spherical) raindrops. The light is first refracted as it enters the surface of the raindrop, reflected off the back of the drop, and again refracted as it leaves the drop. The overall effect is that the incoming light is reflected back over a wide range of angles, with the most intense light at an angle of about 40°–42°. This angle is independent of the size of the drop, but does depend a lot on its shape and refractive index. Due to the surface tension waterdrops are always round and the refractive index of pure water is always 1.33.
Since snow is water in a solid form, it doesn't refract light.
2006-07-12 02:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by casey_leftwich 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A rainbow is caused by light going through the rain and being refracted. It is an optics concept whereas light is spread into its different wavelengths. So the white light coming from the sun splits into all the different colors of the rainbow which are all contained in the white light. Snowbows as you call them couldn't exist because no such refraction in snowflakes. There isn't a medium through which the light can propagate. You can look up refraction if you want extra info....
2006-07-12 02:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by jerryjon02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry Hummingbird but what's that-all day to think of a Question and that's it ??Make an effort love,this is an awful example to set to the chatters - your level 3 now !!!!don't let the side and yourself down like this-it's been a while since you checked the 'guidelines' i bet where the examples of no no questions is ??I love your best answers,if your having a bad day'I didn't mean to make it worse,just getting a little fed up with these no thought Q.s blocking the board to serious asker's in search of help and not using this like a personal 'chat' site which it isn't-this is what's causing all the trouble and rumblings up top and some user's are up for suspension (really) for doing this-there is no malice here i swear,if you wanna chat contact me,my wife says i could make any one laugh,but this time of course i'll keep my trousers on and lean on my wit instead-sorry again!ktf.x
2006-07-12 02:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by Tommy D. 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-10 05:22:01 · answer #4 · answered by roedel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because unfortunate as it may be...it is just not scientifically possible for there to exist a snowbow. The snow and sky do not produce this type of effect. So I guess we will just have to live with rainbows...
2006-07-12 02:54:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rainbows happen when the moisture in the air and that has a variety of colors gets in front of the sun and makes the rainbow. since snow is a sort of solid water figure it cant make a snowbow.
2006-07-12 02:44:06 · answer #6 · answered by jopuppy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow is heavier than water... rainbows come from the reflection of the leftover "mist" in the air after the rain is gone and the sun is out. Snow is too heavy and doesn't linger in the air. PLUS, how often does the sun come back out after it snows anyway?
2006-07-12 02:42:48 · answer #7 · answered by barelyliterate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There can be a "rainbow" when it snows I have seen these from time to time so I guess you could call them snowbows
2006-07-12 02:41:59 · answer #8 · answered by The King of All Answerer's 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rainbows r a trick of light when it undergoes total internal reflection and double refraction through water droplets..snow is not transparent and is opaque..
besides we dont have rain flakes do we?
2006-07-12 02:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because water droplets are clearand oval/round which allows sunlight to shine through them and refract while snowflakes are crystallized and opaque and dont allow light to refract through them in the same way.
2006-07-12 02:42:56 · answer #10 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋