Reading 10.1 – Rainbows

A prism is a way to break ___________ light into its color components.

• white

• green

• purple

• black

When light enters a prism, the prism causes the light to ____________ very slightly or to change directions just a bit longer.

• bob

• bend

• heart

• circle

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In a real rainbow, ________________ in the air act like very small prisms.

• dresses

• circles

• one

• raindrops

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Refraction breaks the ______________________ entering the raindrop into color components, just like in the prism.

• sound

• light

• coffee

• life

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A double rainbow has a brighter rainbow called a ___________________ rainbow, and a fainter rainbow called the secondary rainbow.

• prune

• primary

• first

• secondary

You have probably noticed that rainbows have something to do with the weather. You have probably thought about the fact that the word rainbow has rain in it, and that is when you see __________________.

• clarks

• rainbows

• stones

• keys

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You do not see a rainbow every time it rains.

• true

• false

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White light is a mixture of all the different colors of light that you can see. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (ROYGBIV) can all be found in ____________ light.

• black

• white

• red

• blue

Drops of water and sunlight work together to form rainbows.

• true

• false

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The speed of light changes when it passes from one medium to another. This change in speed can cause light to change direction. This phenomenon is known as refraction.

• true

• false

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