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Rainbows form when sunlight is dispersed and refracted by water droplets in the atmosphere. The different colors of the rainbow are a result of the different wavelengths of light being separated as they pass through the water droplets. This dispersion causes the visible spectrum of colors to be displayed in the sky.

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What is an example of dispersion?

A rainbow is an example of dispersion noob


Which occurrence demonstrates dispersion?

A rainbow


What is the natural effect based on dispersion of light?

rainbow


How white light light makes a rainbow?

White light, if passing through a prism, can make a rainbow via the optics phenomenon known as dispersion.


What is the rainbow's name?

The rainbow is not a living being and therefore does not have a name. It is a natural phenomenon caused by the refraction, dispersion, and reflection of light in water droplets in the atmosphere.


Why is that the other side of theparts of the microscope was ccave curved while the other side was flart?

That is a plano-concave lens. Its use in a microscope is usually to avoid chromatic distortions (rainbow effects). Using a glass for the convex lenses which has a weak rainbow (color dispersion) balanced by the occasional concave lens with a strong dispersion, we can cancel most of the dispersion while still, on balance, magnifying. This problem is always present in lenses. Look up the use of "crown" and "flint" glasses in lens design.


How are rainbows formed using dispersion refraction and reflexion in the answer?

Rainbows are formed when sunlight is refracted as it enters a raindrop, then internally reflects off the back of the drop, and finally exits through refraction. This process separates the sunlight into its individual colors due to dispersion, creating the arc of colors that we see in a rainbow.


What is the sequence of colors in a rainbow?

The sequence of colors in a rainbow is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, commonly remembered using the acronym ROYGBIV. This sequence is formed due to the dispersion of sunlight through water droplets in the atmosphere.


What form of energy is a rainbow?

A rainbow is a combination of reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light energy. It is not a form of energy itself, but rather a phenomenon created by the interaction of light with water droplets in the atmosphere.


Does a rainbow beam?

No, a rainbow does not actually touch the ground or create a physical beam of light. It is simply the dispersion of sunlight through water droplets in the atmosphere, creating a colorful arc in the sky.


What is the proper name for a rainbow?

The proper name for a rainbow is an "optical phenomenon" caused by the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of colors forming in the sky.


Can you slide down a rainbow?

No, you can't slide down a rainbow. Rainbows are formed by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight in raindrops, so they don't have a physical surface to slide on. They are optical phenomena and not physical objects.