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Another natural phenomenon is the rainbow.Have you noticed where the sun is always positioned when you're looking at a rainbow?

  1. Behind you

  2. Directly above you

  3. In front of you

  4. The sun is always hidden
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Explanation

When you observe a rainbow, the sun is always behind you. This is because rainbows form when sunlight is refracted, reflected, and dispersed in water droplets in the atmosphere, with the observer always facing away from the sun. The sun must be behind you at a relatively low angle (typically less than 42 degrees above the horizon) for rainbow formation to occur.

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