SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Worksheet: How is a rainbow formed?

Names: ___________________________________________________________

COMPETENCE 2. EXPLAINS THE PHYSICAL WORLD BASED ON KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LIVING ORGANISMS;
MATTER AND ENERGY; BIODIVERSITY, EARTH AND UNIVERSE.

1. Label the diagram using the words below and the color in the spectrum. Remember read
light bends the least and violet light bends the most. Write the down the names of the
colors next to the spectrum.

Ray of white light Prism A spectrum

2. Identify the properties of light responsible for rainbows. Fill in the blank spaces with the correct
words to describe the formation of rainbows.
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3. Match the words with the corresponding definition

White light The light observed by human eyes

Prism The bending of the path of a light wave as it passes from one
material to another.

The light waves bounce back (or are sent back) into the same
spectrum
medium after striking a polished surface.

Visible light Band of color in a rainbow

Refraction The splitting of white light into its different colors.

Dispersion All the different colors mixed together forming a ray

Reflection A cut piece of glass in the form of a triangle

Adapted from:
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https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/111260/how-is-a-rainbow-formed.pdf
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Science/Light/Colors_ym208025oq
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/prism-and-rainbow-ktsdesign.html