Ella - Understanding Rainbows: Nature’s Colorful Arches

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A rainbow is a colorful arc in the sky. It appears when sunlight hits raindrops. Rainbows show a range of colors.

A rainbow is a colorful arc in the sky. It appears when sunlight hits raindrops. Rainbows show a range of colors.

$Rainbows happen when sunlight bends inside raindrops. This bending is called refraction. Sunlight splits into colors.$

$Rainbows happen when sunlight bends inside raindrops. This bending is called refraction. Sunlight splits into colors.$

A rainbow has seven colors. They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. These colors are called the spectrum.

A rainbow has seven colors. They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. These colors are called the spectrum.

Sunlight and raindrops make rainbows. Light bends and splits in water. This creates the colorful rainbow arc.

Sunlight and raindrops make rainbows. Light bends and splits in water. This creates the colorful rainbow arc.

What is a Rainbow?

A rainbow is a colorful arc in the sky. It appears when sunlight hits raindrops. Rainbows show a range of colors.