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How Do Rainbows Form?

Rainbow! Double Rainbow! So beautiful to gaze at with the seven colours floating in the sky, but how and where do they come from?!

Rainbows occur when sunlight and rain come together in a specific way. When the beams of sunlight enter raindrops it comes out and revealed as the separate colours we see in the rainbow. Sunlight is made up of different colours that we don't usually see. When a beam of sunlight comes down to Earth, the light is white, refer to "Why is the Sky Blue Article?" to learn more on this particular topic.

Here is a video you can watch with your little one! Educational and entertaining!

credit: MagicBox English Kids Channe

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