I WONDER - How Do Rainbows Form?

I WONDER - How Do Rainbows Form?

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Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Other

4th - 5th Grade

Hard

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The video tutorial explains how rainbows are formed when sunlight passes through raindrops, causing light to bend and reveal its colors, a process known as refraction. It also covers the phenomenon of double rainbows, which occur when light reflects twice within raindrops, resulting in a second, fainter rainbow.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural phenomenon occurs when sunlight passes through raindrops?

Absorption

Refraction

Diffusion

Reflection

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the bending of light as it passes through a medium?

Refraction

Dispersion

Diffusion

Reflection

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are the colors of a rainbow revealed?

Through reflection

Through diffusion

Through absorption

Through refraction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes a double rainbow to form?

Light refracting twice in raindrops

Light being absorbed by clouds

Light diffusing in the atmosphere

Light reflecting twice in raindrops

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the second rainbow in a double rainbow compare to the first?

It is brighter

It is the same brightness

It is fainter

It is more colorful