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Why does a pencil seem crooked when its put in water?
A pencil is seem to be croaked when put in water because,REFRACTIONoccurs.REFRACTION is a property of light which can be defined as this=the speed of light is different in different medium, it is slow in dense medium.It is fastest in vaccum.This shows that the light reaches faster in air and little slow in water this is the reason that the pencil seems little croaked in water
Why does a pencil seem to be split in to 2 when it is in water?
It gets wet.
What optical illusion is created by putting a pencil into a clear cup of water?
it bends the light, making the pencil seem a different length
Where is the Crooked Pencil in Secret Builders?
You go to gold coin cheats on the map, then you see a weird looking pencil and click on it.
What is the homophone to direct not crooked?
The homophone for "direct not crooked" is "straight."
What are the homophones for direct not crooked and narrow natural channel of water?
Strait -- channel of water straight -- not crooked
Why in a photography of a man rowing a boat the oars seem to be broken?
Its due to refraction. The same way a pencil seems broken in a beaker of water.
Can you give a sentence for the word crooked?
water and sewer lines were buried beneath the crooked lanes
Why does fish seem to be nearer the surface of the water?
It's caused by light 'refracting' as it travels from liquid to air. This makes the fish appear in a different place to where it actually is. Try it yourself - take a tumbler of water, and slowly slide the end of a pencil into the water at a slight angle. You'll see the pencil 'bend' where the water meets the air !
What can you do with a pencil and water?
You can use the pencil to stir the water and produce a whirlpool in the container
Does a pencil remain the same when it is dipped in a glass of water?
Physically, the pencil remains a straight pencil. Optically, due to the refraction effect of water, the pencil will appear to be bent.
What is the conclusion of broken pencil?
-the pencil looks broken & bent in water. - the pencil looks bent, because of the refraction of light, that causes that to happen. -pencil looks really thick, in water.
