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Why does a rainbow always have the colors red, yellow, blue, and green in that specific order?
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No it isn't. The green comes before the blue.. . . ,
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only the SECONDARY rainbow is in that sequence thats wen the sun is at the angle of 54degrees. else the primary rainbow at anlge of 41degrees follows the spectrum in order of VIBGYOR
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thats how the light reflects of the water. ROY G BIV remeber
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The colors of the visible light spectrum are usually expressed in the order red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which is their order when arranged in order by wavelength from longest wavelength (red) to shortest wavelength (violet).. . Need the answer? Ask your friendly neighborhood librarian!
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just because
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light reflects quicker in that order.. for example, red reflects light faster than orange, orange faster than yellow, and so on.
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ROY G BIV. Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet. the colors of the spectrum
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A rainbow is caused by the refraction of light through raindrops. It is the continuous spectrum.. . Roy G. Biv. . Red. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Indigo(blue-violet). Violet(Purple)
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