Why Do We See Different Colors in Rainbows?

Rainbows appear when sunlight meets raindrops. Inside a raindrop, the white light breaks into different colors, like a prism in the sky! Each color bends slightly differently, so we see them spread out as a rainbow.

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  1. A child sees a rainbow after a summer storm because sunlight hits raindrops.
  2. A prism splits white light into colors like a rainbow.
  3. Raindrops act like tiny prisms, making each color appear in order.

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