Question by Shirley B: How do rainbows relate to earth science and physics?
Can someone explain how rainbows relate to earth science and physics? Thanks!
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Answer by quαяκy lαѕѕ
Rainbows require water droplets in the air to be visible, so I guess that’s how it’s related to earth science. The atmosphere needs to have moisture in order for the light to reflect. Rainbows are related to physics because it has to do with optics. As the light from the sun hits the droplets in the air, the white light gets split into its separate colours since the light wave is going from air to water. The light then reflects off the back of the droplet and down towards the viewer on the ground, where we see different colours of light depending on our perspective to the light. It kind of works like a lens.
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