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Rainbows - Research Paper

Rainbows

One of the most fascinating things occurring in nature, is the formation of a rainbow. Everyone, at one time or another has seen a rainbow, and without a doubt, has wondered why these beautiful things are not seen all the time? This is exactly what will be explained in this paper. A rainbow, simply put, is the dispersion of white light (from the sun), through a prism (raindrops) into a visible spectrum. To see the rainbow the viewer must be between the raindrops and the sun. The sunlight will bounce off the raindrops and bounce into your eyes.

Although, sunlight is primarily white light, the colors present in a rainbow become visible because the sunlight reflected and also refracted and ...

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changes between water and air. Each raindrop contributes only one color to the rainbow that you see. In looking at a rainbow, you are seeing the collective picture made by millions of raindrops. (figure 1) figure ...

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Added: 8/25/2014 05:14:52 AM
Submitted By: natashamatigimux
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Premium Paper
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