Which of the following statements is true when we see rainbow ? (a)We face sun and raindrops (b)The Sun remains behind us and we face raindrops (c)In light rainfall we face Sun (d)The sky remains clear and the sun is at lower position in the sky
Option B. We see rainbows due to the geometry of raindrops. When the solar shines from in the back of us into the rain, incident rays of mild input the drop and are refracted inwards. They are contemplated from the again floor of the raindrop, and refracted once more as they go out the raindrop and go back to our eyes. A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon this is because of mirrored image of mild in water droplets withinside the Earth’s atmosphere, ensuing in a spectrum of mild acting withinside the sky.
