Secondary rainbows occur when
A) two internal reflections of light occur in raindrops.
B) light refracts through ice crystals.
C) a single internal reflection of light occurs in raindrops.
D) light refracts through a cloud of large raindrops.
E) the sun disappears behind a cloud and then reappears.

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Secondary rainbows occur when the light undergoes two internal reflections inside a raindrop instead of one, causing a more diffuse and dimmer rainbow to form outside the primary rainbow.

Secondary Rainbows Occur When