WAEC Physics 2024 Objective — Question 37

Question 37 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Physics 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

37. The phenomenon used for explaining the formation of a rainbow in the sky is A.

A. interference.
B. refraction.
C. reflection.
D. dispersion.Correct

Explanation

Dispersion causes a rainbow by separating white sunlight into its component colours when sunlight enters a raindrop, as it is refracted and dispersed due to varying wavelengths.

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