For a rainbow to form, sunlight needs to enter and then re-emerge from raindrops.

What happens to the light between when it first enters a raindrop and when it comes out of the raindrop

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Kiara Shaw

23 November, 17:24

For a rainbow to form, sunlight needs to enter and then re-emerge from raindrops.

What happens to the light between when it first enters a raindrop and when it comes out of the raindrop

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When sunlight enters a raindrop in the air, the light splits into a multitude of colors. This light then reflects off the back of the raindrop and re-emerges in the direction in which the light first entered. The light emerging from many raindrops creates a rainbow.

For a rainbow to form, sunlight needs to enter and then re-emerge from raindrops.What happens to the light between when it first enters a raindrop and when it comes out of the raindrop

For a rainbow to form, sunlight needs to enter and then re-emerge from raindrops.

What happens to the light between when it first enters a raindrop and when it comes out of the raindrop