Rays bend

Meaning: This means that the light rays are changing direction as they pass through the prism, which is what creates the rainbow. It's like saying, The light rays are changing direction to make a rainbow.

Choice of Words: Rays are the lines of light that come from a source. Bend means to change direction. Here, 'rays bend' gives the idea that the light rays are changing direction as they pass through the prism.

Alternative Expressions

The bending of the sun's rays is what causes rainbows

Meaning: This means that the light from the sun changes direction when it comes into the Earth's atmosphere, and this change in direction is what causes us to see rainbows.

Choice of Words: The bending means the changing of direction. The sun's rays are the lines or beams of light that come from the sun. Causes means makes something happen. Rainbows are the colorful arcs that we see in the sky when the sun's rays bend and reflect off of water droplets. When you put them together, "The bending of the sun's rays is what causes rainbows" means that the changing direction of the sun's rays is what makes rainbows happen.

Related Expressions