an arc or circle of colors that appears in the sky opposite the sun. A rainbow is caused by the sunlight shining through raindrops, spray or mist.
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The colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue indigo and violet make up a
rainbow.
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rainbow is created when sunlight passes through raindrops.
More Information:
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/webtext.cfm?unit=rainbows →
http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/videos/s_makeRainbows_Hcap.html →
http://www.nasa.gov/mov/178713main_059_ksnn_3-5_rainbows_cap.mov