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Refraction will make the light change direction, when it changes from water to air.
Refraction will make the light change direction, when it changes from water to air.
Refraction will make the light change direction, when it changes from water to air.
Refraction will make the light change direction, when it changes from water to air.
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∙ 14y agoRefraction will make the light change direction, when it changes from water to air.
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Why does this pencil appear broken at the boundary between the air and water as view from the side of a glass of water?
due to refraction If the pencil is vertical, then it shouldn't look broken.
When you put a pencil in the water what does it look like?
If light diffraction is what you are asking, then the pencil looks a bit broken on the line where it passes from air to water. Also the pencil looks about one third bigger under water.
Why does a pencil look broken when in water?
The vlocity of light or something to do with elctro magnets maisie just said :D Becky x
Why does a pencil appear broken when put in a glass of water?
The pencil appears bent because of "refraction". Simply put, light can't travel as fast in water as it does in the air. The difference in speed causes the image to appear to bend a bit. See the related link for more details.
Refraction makes a ruler in a cup of warter look broken?
Refraction makes a ruler in a cup of water look broken because of the light rays bend when they move from water to air or air to water...
Why does this pencil appear broken at the boundary between the air and water as view from the side of a glass of water?
due to refraction If the pencil is vertical, then it shouldn't look broken.
When you put a pencil in the water what does it look like?
If light diffraction is what you are asking, then the pencil looks a bit broken on the line where it passes from air to water. Also the pencil looks about one third bigger under water.
Why does a pencil look broken when in water?
The vlocity of light or something to do with elctro magnets maisie just said :D Becky x
Why do legs look funny when you look at the swimming pool?
Refraction. Take a clear glass, pour some water in it, and put in the glass a pencil. It looks like the pencil breaks.
Why does a pencil appear broken when put in a glass of water?
The pencil appears bent because of "refraction". Simply put, light can't travel as fast in water as it does in the air. The difference in speed causes the image to appear to bend a bit. See the related link for more details.
Where is transmission fluid on a 1986 dodge lancer?
drivers side, in the transmission. The dipstick may be broken or Missing. Look for a tube the size of a pencil.
Refraction makes a ruler in a cup of warter look broken?
Refraction makes a ruler in a cup of water look broken because of the light rays bend when they move from water to air or air to water...
Do objects look broken when they are in water?
Yes when part of it is seen out of the water it tricks the eye
Why doese a pencil look bent or broaken when it is in water?
Because light travels slower is water. It is also why a droplet of water can magnify. The same reason that glass magnifies also.
Why does the straw in the water look broken?
Due to the phenomenon of refraction being caused; straw appears to be bent in water.
How does the image of a pencil look on the retina of the eye?
It looks like a pencil with no colors
When you are standing in the swimming pool why does the part under water look shorter and heavier?
This is due to a phenomenon known as refraction. It's the same effect that causes a pencil to look bent if you stick it into a glass of water.
