Rainbows

1. What is white sunlight actually made of?

• A. Only tiny bits of water
• B. Every color of the rainbow mixed together
• C. Clear air and clouds
• D. Magic dust from the sky

2. What is the correct way to remember the order of rainbow colors?

• A. ABCDEFG
• B. BIG BLUE
• C. ROY G. BIV
• D. RED GREEN BLUE

3. What do we call the bending of light when it passes through a raindrop?

• A. Refraction
• B. Reflection
• C. Absorption
• D. Disappearing

4. Where should the sun be if you want to see a rainbow?

• A. Directly above the rainbow
• B. In front of you
• C. Behind you
• D. To your left side

1. If you and your friend stand in different spots, why do you see different rainbows?

• A. The rainbows move when you run.
• B. You are looking at light reflected by different raindrops.
• C. Rainbows are painted onto the clouds.
• D. Your friend has better eyesight than you.

2. Why do large raindrops produce clearer, brighter rainbows than mist?

• A. Large drops have more space for light to bounce and separate.
• B. Large drops are painted with more colors.
• C. Mist is too cold for light to travel through.
• D. Large drops are made of cleaner water.

3. What makes a double rainbow different from a normal one?

• A. The colors are always brighter.
• B. Only one raindrop is used to make it.
• C. The light reflects inside the raindrop twice.
• D. It never rains when a double rainbow appears.

4. Why do we call a rainbow an 'optical illusion'?

• A. Because it is made of solid paint.
• B. Because it exists only because of your position and cannot be touched.
• C. Because rainbows are actually invisible to most people.
• D. Because rainbows only appear at night.