• Question: How is rainbows formed? #thnks for answering

    Asked by The brainy bunch to Kevin, Chloe on 14 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Chloe Kinsella

      Chloe Kinsella answered on 14 Nov 2014:

      Rainbows are formed by the scattering of light. Light from the sun appears to be white, but is actually made up of seven colours, the colours of the rainbow. Each colour has a different wavelength. When it rains, the water droplets separate the light into its seven colours and all reflecting in different directions creating a rainbow.

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