Rainbows are made by rain and sunlight. When it rains, tiny water droplets fall from the sky. Sunlight goes through these droplets, and magic happens, the light bends inside each drop, splitting into colors like a rainbow. Each color takes a slightly different path out of the drop, so you see them as an arc in the sky.
Examples
- If you're playing outside during the day and it starts to rain, you might see a rainbow arching across the sky like a painted smile.
- When your mom waters the garden on a sunny afternoon, you might notice a small rainbow over the sprinkler.
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See also
- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Weather?
- How Do Glaciers Move?
- Why Do Oceans Glow in the Dark?
- Why Do Trees Change Color in the Fall?
- Why Do Some Trees Lose Their Leaves in Winter?
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