Raindrops act as tiny prisms, refracting light.

Meaning: This sentence explains how raindrops act like tiny prisms, bending and separating light into different colors.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are the drops of water that fall from clouds during rain. Prisms are objects that bend and separate light into different colors. Refracting means to bend or change the direction of light.

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Raindrops act like tiny prisms, refracting light.

Meaning: This means that raindrops can act like small prisms, bending and splitting light into different colors. This is why we sometimes see rainbows after it rains.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are small drops of water that fall from clouds. Prisms are objects that bend and split light into different colors. Refracting means to bend or change the direction of light. Light is the energy that allows us to see things.

Raindrops are like tiny prisms, they bend light.

Meaning: This means that raindrops can bend light, just like prisms do. This is why we sometimes see rainbows after it rains.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are small drops of water that fall from clouds. Prisms are objects that bend and split light into different colors. Bend means to change the direction of something.

Raindrops are like little rainbows, they split light into colors.

Meaning: This means that raindrops can split light into different colors, just like rainbows do. This is why we sometimes see rainbows after it rains.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are small drops of water that fall from clouds. Rainbows are arcs of colored light that we see in the sky after it rains. Split means to divide something into smaller parts. Colors are the different shades of light that we see.

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