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Have you looked at Rainbows but never seen a Rainbow.

Lets see what you know about Rainbows here are some questions.

1. When you see a Rainbow where is the sun?

2. What are the colors of the Rainbow?

3. What is the color sequence of a Rainbow?

4. What color is the outside ring of the Rainbow?

5. What color is the inside ring of the Rainbow?

6. Is sky light or dark inside the Rainbow?

7. Is sky light or dark outside the Rainbow?

8. Is the Rainbow polarized?

9. What is the radius of the Rainbow?

10. Have you ever seen 2 Rainbows at the same time?

11. What is color sequence of the 2nd Rainbow?

12. Is color sequence of 2nd Rainbow same as color sequence of 1st Rainbow?

13. Why is a sun set RED color?

14. Does a sun rise look different than a sun set?

15. Why is the sky blue color?

16. Why are clouds white color?

Who knows all the answers? Who knows 6 answers? Who knows 3 answers? Who knows 1 answer? Who knows none of the answers? OK we will wait an see how many questions everyone can answer before I give you the correct answers. I guarantee next time you see a rainbow you will see it like you have never seen it before.

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I know 9 of the answers.

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Because God made it that way. :)

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1. When you see a Rainbow where is the sun? Sun is behind you 42 degree angle to your eyes.

2. What are the colors of the Rainbow? Red, orange, yellow, green, blue.

3. What is the color sequence of a Rainbow? Red on outside, blue on inside.

4. What color is the outside ring of the Rainbow? Red

5. What color is the inside ring of the Rainbow? Blue

6. Is sky light or dark inside the Rainbow? Light

7. Is sky light or dark outside the Rainbow? Dark

8. Is the Rainbow polarized? Yes

9. What is the radius of the Rainbow? Center point of rainbow radius is below the horizon 42 degree angle to your eyes. Rainbow is a cone shape you can only see what is in the sky not what is below the horizon. Another person in a different place will see a different rainbow than you.

10. Have you ever seen 2 Rainbows at the same time? yes

11. What is color sequence of the 2nd Rainbow? Blue outside, Red inside.

12. Is color sequence of 2nd Rainbow same as color sequence of 1st Rainbow? Same colors in reverse order.

13. Why is a sun set RED color? Sunset is a Red rainbow all the other colors are blocked by the atmosphere.

14. Does a sun rise look different than a sun set? yes

15. Why is the sky blue color? Water particles at high elevation are so small they only reflect blue light from the sun.

16. Why are clouds white color? Clouds are billions of tiny water drops that reflect light like prisons billions of colors mix together for make white light.

Watch Professor Walter Lewin rainbow lecture MIT physics class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om3wIREDWmE

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LOOK at all these beautiful Rainbows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahr069-fzE



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