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A straw placed in a clear glass of water appears to break at the waters surface. Which explains this effect?
Refraction... The change in the density of the medium (from water to air) - causes the straw to appear to be bent.
Why does the straw in the water look broken?
Due to the phenomenon of refraction being caused; straw appears to be bent in water.
Why does a straw bends when you put it in a glass of water?
The light gets refracted in water. Thus the shape of the straw seems to be bent.
Why does a straw appear broken as it sits in a glass of water?
Refraction bends the light, making the straw appear to be broken.
If you put a straw into a glass of water the straw looks to be bent although nothing has physically happened to the straw?
That is not strictly correct. The straw has undergone physical change: it is wet!
Why does a straw appear to be bent in a glass of water?
This is due to the principle of refraction. Refraction occurs at the boundary of the two media air and water. When a light ray hits this boundary at an angle, it changes direction and seems to bend. So. the straw appear bent when we look at it through the water glass because light is being bent as it passes through the different media of air, water, and the glass.
A straw placed in a clear glass of water appears to break at the waters surface. Which explains this effect?
Refraction... The change in the density of the medium (from water to air) - causes the straw to appear to be bent.
Why does the straw in the water look broken?
Due to the phenomenon of refraction being caused; straw appears to be bent in water.
What is difraction?
when something looks bent when you put a straw in a cup of water and it looks bent that is difraction
Why does a straw bends when you put it in a glass of water?
The light gets refracted in water. Thus the shape of the straw seems to be bent.
What happens to the straw placed in plastic cup full of water?
straw seems at above from the bottom and seems to be broken because water bent the rays of light as the light leaves the water it is bent or refracted from its usual straight line.
Why does a straw appear broken as it sits in a glass of water?
Refraction bends the light, making the straw appear to be broken.
If you put a straw into a glass of water the straw looks to be bent although nothing has physically happened to the straw?
That is not strictly correct. The straw has undergone physical change: it is wet!
Does water absorb light?
It doesn't water refracts or bends the light which is why the straw looks bent in a glass of water
Why does an oar appear to be bent when part of it is in the water?
Refraction.
Why does a straw appear bent in a cup of water?
A straw looks "bent" when it's in water because water causes light to "change course" when it moves from air into the water. The light will again be caused to change course when it leaves the water to go back into air. This is called refraction. Refraction is a fundamental property exhibited by a wave that changes mediums through which it is traveling.Or, making it simple..A straw seems bent because water is denser than air, so when it changes from air to water is applied it seems bent.
Why do objects appear bent in shape in a container of water?
The water becomes a refractor.
