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Why Do Rainbows Have a Curved Shape

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Question 12

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Why do rainbows have a curved shape?


A) Water molecules are circular.
B) The earth is circular.
C) The optical process is circularly symmetrical around the path of the sunlight.
D) The Sun is a spherical body.

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