Colors in the Sky

When is a good time to look for a rainbow?

• At night when it’s dark

• When it’s very windy

• After it rains and the sun comes out

• Before it starts to snow

What is sunlight made of?

• Only yellow light

• One bright color

• Many different colors

• White heat and sound

What happens when light bends as it enters a raindrop?

• It freezes

• It disappears

• It refracts

• It explodes

What does the word reflection mean in the article?

• Light shining straight

• Light bouncing off something

• Water getting warm

• Raindrops falling

What helps the light split into many colors?

• Clouds

• Wind

• Raindrops

• Heat

What are the colors of the rainbow called?

• A spiral

• A spectrum

• A storm cloud

• A weather beam

Which order do the rainbow’s colors appear in?

• Blue, green, red, yellow

• Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

• Pink, brown, white, gray

• Indigo, red, violet, green

What do the letters in ROY G. BIV help us remember?

• How rain forms

• Types of clouds

• Colors of the rainbow

• Names of scientists

What is a double rainbow?

• A rainbow with no color

• Two rainbows with the same colors

• A second rainbow where the colors are reversed

• A rainbow made by snow

What is a prism?

• A kind of glass that bends light

• A mirror that shows colors

• A special kind of raindrop

• A flashlight tool