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Colors After Rain

Rainbows: How does a rainbow form?

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A rainbow is a band of colors in the sky.

Sun looks white. It has all the colors in it.

Sun and wet drops in the air make a rainbow.

Put the sun at your back. Look at the rain.

It shows when rain ends and the sun comes out.

Red is on the top edge. Blue and violet are in.

The colors go red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

A hose or a sprinkler can make one too.

Some days you see two. The top one is fainter.

Words to know

  • rainbow: sky colors
  • violet: a purple
  • sprinkler: water spinner

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