What causes the different colors in a rainbow after rain?

Reflection of light

Refraction and dispersion of sunlight

Scattering of light

Absorption of certain wavelengths

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B. Refraction and dispersion of sunlight

The colors in a rainbow are caused by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight through water droplets in the atmosphere, which act like tiny prisms.

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