Rainbows are not usually seen as complete circles because
A)the ground is usually in the way.
B)they are actually elliptical.
C)they have no bottom part.
D)rain drops are not perfectly round.
E)rainbows are actually arched shaped.

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Rainbows are formed when sunlight is refracted through raindrops in the atmosphere, but in order to see a complete circle of a rainbow, the observer would need to be high enough above the ground so that there is no obstruction between them and the full circle of the rainbow. Typically, the ground itself blocks the bottom half of the circle, causing us to only see the arched top portion of the rainbow.

Rainbows Are Not Usually Seen as Complete Circles Because