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the air in the liquid is blocked off by your mouth when its on the straw so when u sip the flow of air and carbons bring the liquid thorugh the straw
through capillary action http://www.answers.com/topic/capillary-action-1
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe power of suction. If you suck through a straw, the air within as nowhere to go as does the water inside it other than your mouth. Straws allow you to suck in any liquid you stick them into. That is, as long as the straw does not have a hole in it.
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∙ 15y agobecause the light from the straw is refracted when it travels from water to air. see Snell's Law.
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How does the refraction of light as it passes from air into water cause optical illusion?
I'm only twelve in sixth grade believe it has something to do with reflecting and bouncing off of certain thing's. Sorry I don't have any more info.
What is apparent depth?
If a person looks at a straight object, such as a pencil or straw, which is placed at a slant, partially in the water, the object appears to bend at the water's surface. This is due to the bending of light rays as they move from the water to the air. Once the rays reach the eye, the eye traces them back as straight lines (lines of sight). The lines of sight (shown as dashed lines) intersect at a higher position than where the actual rays originated. This causes the pencil to appear higher and the water to appear shallower than it really is. The depth that the water appears to be when viewed from above is known as the apparent depth.
Why does your straw freeze in your drink when you add alcohol to it?
I believe that it's because the alcohol has a lower evaperating temp. and lowers the temperature of the condesation of water on the straw.
Would it be easier to drink water with a straw on top of Mt Everest or at the foot?
No
What is a water bending position look like?
Water is a fluid and bend but not to move its molecule is changed.
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.
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.
Would the addition of water help you see the coin if lights traveled faster in water than in air?
No. The only effect would be that a pencil, a ruler, or a soda straw dipped into the water would appear to bend toward you under the water, rather than away from you as it does now.
What phenomenon makes objects to appear to bend in water?
refraction of light
What phenomenon makes objects appear to bend water?
Refraction of light
Why does a coin appear bigger in size when immersed in water?
refraction (beams on light bend in the water)
Why your legs appear shorter in the surface of the water?
Because the water particles will bend the light. I think :)
What happens to the fingers seen through the water?
The fingers appear to bend sharply at the surface of the water.
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.
How does the refraction of light as it passes from air into water cause optical illusion?
I'm only twelve in sixth grade believe it has something to do with reflecting and bouncing off of certain thing's. Sorry I don't have any more info.
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.
How do you bend a straw without blocking it?
bye straws that are already bent
