Bubbles bubbles

What happens when light hits a bubble?

Does it burst? Look carefully and see what colours you can see on and in the bubbles.

It looks like rainbow colours. Red , orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo , violet.

Light appears white but it is made up of the 7 colours mentioned. When light hits the bubble's outer surface the light is reflected back to your eye. The light also hits the bubbles inner surface and this light is reflected back to your eye as well. When both waves of light travel back they interfere with each other and cause the colours to appear.

Isn't that fascinating?

Look at our bubbles, They were beautiful!