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Its due to the refraction of light. This is when the light leaves the water it speeds up causing it to change direction. To imagine this i will use an analogy of a car: Imagine a car is driving on mud (a surface with high friction) if it approaches a road at an angle, the wheels on one side will meet the road first and speed up causing the car to turn. This is similar to what happens to light.
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When you put a pencil in water why does it look bent?
An interesting property of light called refraction just took place. When light enters the water, it can't move as fast and it has to slow down slightly. It's kind of like how if you are walking, you can walk at a normal speed but if you walk in water, you can't walk quite as fast. If light from the image enters the water straight, then the image looks normal - which was what you originally did when the pencil was straight up and down. If the light enters the water at an angle, then the change in speed between the open air and water causes the light beam to bend away from its original path. When the pencil was at an angle, the image was at a bigger angle in the water than in the air and made the pencil look like it was bent.
Why there is a bend in thermometer?
The simple answer: light refract under water thus the image of the ruler is slightly warped due to this effect.The reason light refracts under water is the velocity of light (or any electromagnetic wave in fact) is slower when traveling through a denser medium (it reaches its fastest speed when in a vacuum). Since the light hits the different medium at an angle (or else it wouldn't refract), one side of the wave slows down, thus it bends towards the slower side, for instance imagine you are roller skating on the road, but you put one foot on the lawn, you immediately start turning towards the lawn since the grass slows one side of your body down, its pretty much the same thing with light, it bends toward the slower side.Refraction is modeled by Snell's Law:n1sin(theta1) = n2sin(theta2)where n is the index of refractiontheta is the angle of incidence(the angle measured from the 90 degree mark of the surface)a pencil in water looks bent because of refraction. when light enters a substance with a different density than the one it came out of, the light either slows down or speeds up. this makes the light appear bent. If there is a pencil in the water, it appears bent because the light is traveling at different speeds through water and air.
Are light rays refracted or bent as they pass from on substance to a different substance?
Yes, and that is called Refraction. This is because the speed of light can vary from medium to medium. The speed of light commonly known is the speed of light at a vacuum.Put a straw to a glass of water and look from above. You may see the straight straw bent at the surface of water, because the light rays that come from under the water are bent when passing the water/air barrier. Because light rays speeds up when entering air from water. This change of speed can change the angle it was travelling.Light is an electro magnetic wave. Electro magnetic waves have the wave particle duality, that it behaves as a energy wave as well as a particle stream. Therefore, em waves also has a mass.
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.
What does diffusion look like?
What does diffusion look like? No a picture of what it looks like
Does a pencil remain the same when it is dipped in a glass of water?
No, the pencil will appear larger and distorted when it is dipped in a glass of water due to refraction of light. The change in appearance is caused by the bending of light as it passes from air to water, making the pencil look bent or broken.
Why does a pencil seem to be split in to 2 when it is in water?
When a pencil is placed in water, light waves are refracted as they pass through the water, causing the pencil to appear bent or split. This is due to the change in speed of light as it moves from one medium (air) to another (water), creating an optical illusion that makes the pencil look split.
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.
What causes a pencil to look bent in water?
Water can cause a distortion of the light and in turn causes optical illusions. The water refracts light in such a way that objects viewed through light can appear bent, or angled sharply. This is a function of refraction.
Why does a pencil half submerged in water look broken?
When light passes through water into air, it changes speed and direction, causing refraction. This change in speed and direction can create an optical illusion that makes the pencil seem broken or bent at the water's surface.
When you put a pencil in water why does it look bent?
An interesting property of light called refraction just took place. When light enters the water, it can't move as fast and it has to slow down slightly. It's kind of like how if you are walking, you can walk at a normal speed but if you walk in water, you can't walk quite as fast. If light from the image enters the water straight, then the image looks normal - which was what you originally did when the pencil was straight up and down. If the light enters the water at an angle, then the change in speed between the open air and water causes the light beam to bend away from its original path. When the pencil was at an angle, the image was at a bigger angle in the water than in the air and made the pencil look like it was bent.
Why does a pencil look broken when in water?
When a pencil is placed in water, light traveling from water to air is bent due to the difference in refractive indices. This bending of light causes a visual distortion, making the pencil appear broken at the interface of water and air. This phenomenon is known as refraction.
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.
What happens when light is bent as it passes throuh a droplet of water?
The water will look like a rainbow. that's what happens when it rains
How does the image of a pencil look on the retina of the eye?
It looks like a pencil with no colors
When you put a pencil in the water what does it look like?
When a pencil is placed in water, it appears to bend or break at the surface of the water due to refraction. This effect is caused by light rays bending as they pass from the water to the air, creating an optical illusion.
Is Ethan bent?
it depends... what does it look like?
