Question

Answer the following with respect to the ‘Formation of Rainbow’:

1. Draw a neat diagram to show the formation of a rainbow.
2. Name any two natural processes involved in the formation of a rainbow.
3. What does a small droplet of water act as?

Answer 1

a. 

b. Rainbow is a beautiful natural phenomenon. It is the combined effect of a number of natural processes. It is the combined effect of dispersion, refraction and total internal reflection of light.

c. A small water droplet acts as a tiny prism it refracts, reflects, and disperses sunlight, leading to the formation of a rainbow.