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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?
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∙ 9y ago
due to refraction
If the pencil is vertical, then it shouldn't look broken.
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Why does a pencil appear broken at the boundery between air nd water of the glass and water as viewed at the side of a glass of water?
Your eye is interpreting the path taken by the light that reflects off the pencil.
Why do a pencil appear to be bent or broken when seen through the side of the glass?
Because of refraction of light
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.
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.
Why does a yellow pencil appear yellow?
because a yellow pencil can only reflect yellow light and that yellow light is what you see from a yellow pencil.
Why does a pencil appear broken at the boundery between air nd water of the glass and water as viewed at the side of a glass of water?
Your eye is interpreting the path taken by the light that reflects off the pencil.
Why do a pencil appear to be bent or broken when seen through the side of the glass?
Because of refraction of light
What is the difference between fractured and a normal bone?
More or less the same difference between a broken pencil and an unbroken pencil, except the bone has the potential to heal.
What is a pronoun for my pencil in the sentence my pencil is broken?
Rer
Is the speed of light in air and in water is the same is the best explanation why the pencil appears broken at the boundary air and water?
If the speed of light were the same in air and water, then the pencil would appearstraight, NOT broken. The beginning of the simplest explanation of why it doesappear broken is the fact that the speed of light is different in air and in water,and that causes light to bend when goes from one into the other.
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.
What do you do when your pencil's broken?
First, remove broken pieces slowly. Then obtain new pencil and try to relax this time.
Why is light rafracted when you see a mirage?
Layer of air at different temperatures refracts ("bends") light at different angles. Cold air is more dense than warm, and refracts light at a greater angle. Actually, it is the boundary between layers that does the refracting--poke a stick into a pool of water [or a pencil into a bowl of water] and observe the "broken" appearance. In the atmosphere, this can cause an image to appear "above" its actual location, usually upside down.
What happens when a ray of light falls on a pencil kept in the tumbler filled with water?
Nothing happens when the ray of light hits the pencil. But it bends when it crosses the boundary between the air and the water. Your brain ... thinking that the end of the pencil is in the same direction that the ray of light is coming from ... thinks that the part of the pencil under the water is in a place where it's not, so the pencil appears bent at the water line.
What are some puns on the word pencil?
That is a very sharp response...Writing with a broken pencil is pointless...
What is a result of physical change 1 rusted metal on car 2 burned coal 3 developed film 4 a broken pencil?
broken pencil
Broken pencils are pointless explain joke?
It's a play on words. It would be pointless to try to write with a broken pencil because the pencil lead is not pointed.
