2006-09-30 08:05:26 · 22 answers · asked by jingle janglejayne 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
White light from the sun is made up of many different wavelenths of light and each wavelength has its own color. The water droplets in the air act like a prism, and seperate the white light into the different wavelengths.
2006-09-30 08:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rainbow appears after it has rained because of the light bouncing off of the raindrops when the rain falls. It creates lots of different colours and reflects to each other all at once to create a rainbow.
2006-09-30 15:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by angeliquexelo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rainbow usualy appears when the sun shines through a droplet of rain thus creating a prism effect which projects rays of different coloured light.
2006-09-30 15:16:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To see a rainbow it must still be raining somewhere - where the rainbow is. You need rain, sun on the rain, and you need to see it on an arc about 40 degrees around the shadow of your head.
2006-10-01 16:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by Dome Slug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a beautiful, but awe inspiring goddess who makes it rain. Her cloak is long and dark and it billows in the air when she passes. her eyes flash with divine fire. And when she walks over the earth the water of life pours down from the sky to nourish all of life. At the very end of her train are bright jewels sewn into her hem. As the sunlight catches these when she departs they appear in the sky and we call that a rainbow.
2006-09-30 15:11:03 · answer #5 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some info on the subject here
http://www.branta.connectfree.co.uk/rainbow.htm
When it rains, the air is filled with raindrops. These raindrops act like a prism. If sunlight passes through the raindrops at the proper angle it is split into its spectrum, which is made up of the colors of the rainbow.
http://www.pa.msu.edu/sci_theatre/ask_st/072992.html
2006-09-30 15:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by Karen J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I am sure someone else will. I just answered this because I haven't seen a rainbow in years. I used to see them all the time when I was a kid. I sure do miss seeing them tho'.
2006-09-30 22:08:07 · answer #7 · answered by Kim M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun hitting the rain drops; which in turn creates a prism effect.
2006-09-30 15:08:39 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The refraction, or splitting of light, as it passes through water droplets. The same effect as passing light through a prism and splitting it into its constituent visible colours.
2006-10-02 05:52:53 · answer #9 · answered by Chariotmender 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water droplets in the air act like prisms and split the light.
2006-09-30 15:07:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋