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What causes a rainbow to form in the sky?
What specific optical physics occur when sunlight passes through rain clouds to create a massive arc of colors?
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WeatherGeek
asked 1mo ago · 10 rep
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Rainbows occur through refraction, reflection, and dispersion. When white sunlight hits a spherical water droplet, the light slows down and bends (refracts). It reflects off the back of the droplet and bends again as it exits, splitting the white light into its constituent color spectrum.
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Meteorologist
answered 1mo ago