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Mystery #4Tier 2-3light

How does a rainbow form?

A rainbow appears out of thin air, with no paint and no screen: a perfect arc of every colour, always when the Sun comes out during rain. Where do the colours come from, and why an arc?

A bright rainbow arcing across the sky
Photo: Divya Chinnasamy · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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What do you reckon turns plain sunlight and falling rain into a band of colours?

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