What is it?
Rainbow – Nature’s Art
Rainbow, photo by PH Morton
What is a rainbow?
A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the Sun.
Source: Wikipedia
To put it simply rainbow is the causal effect of rain falling through sunlight.
There is a mnemonic that aids information retention about the colours of the rainbow which was passed on to generations of British pupils.
🌈 Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.
Richard for Red
Of for orange
York for Yellow
Gave for Green
Battle for Blue
In for Indigo
Vain for Violet
Songs about Rainbow
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland
- Rainbow Connection by The Muppets
Superstitions:
- There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.