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As light hits the water it is slowed down. As the light above the water is going at 3x108 m/s, and the light in the water is going considerably slower, the image of the pencil looks like it is split in two. This is called 'refraction'.

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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.


Why does a pencil looks broken when seen from the side of drinking glass with water?

When light passes from air into water, it changes speed and direction, causing the pencil to appear distorted at the air-water interface. This bending of light is known as refraction. This effect causes the pencil to seem broken or disjointed when viewed from the side of the drinking glass filled with water.


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.


Why does a pencil bend in a cup of water?

The pencil doesn't bend. The light, when it passes into or out of water, changes direction slightly. also it's refracted it looks bigger and bent but light changes the direction that's way it looks bent and bigger also our eyes see it differently.


Why when a pencil is in water it looks like if it's broken?

When a pencil is placed in water, light passing from air to water through the water's surface is refracted due to the change in speed. This refraction causes the light rays from the pencil to bend at different angles, making the pencil appear broken at the water's surface.

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-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.


Why does a pencil looks broken when seen from the side of drinking glass with water?

When light passes from air into water, it changes speed and direction, causing the pencil to appear distorted at the air-water interface. This bending of light is known as refraction. This effect causes the pencil to seem broken or disjointed when viewed from the side of the drinking glass filled with water.


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