Question

(2) (i) Explain how the formation of a rainbow occurs.​

Answer 1

Answer:

A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the Sun.

Answer 2

Dispersion of white light causes rainbow

splitting of white light into seven colours is known as dispersion.