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When you put a pencil on a glass of water what will you observe?
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You will observe a pencil on a glass of water. Unless you're not looking that way, in which case, you will observe whatever you happen to be looking at. Unless, you're blind, in which case you won't observe anything.
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Why does a pencil immersed in water appear to be displaced at the interface of air and water?
Take a pencil and a glass of water, and put the pencil in it. The apparent displacement of a pencil in the water is due to refraction, which is the change of direction of a wave as it moves from one medium into another.Light is being reflected off the pencil to allow us to see it. The light reflected off the part above water is propagated through air to our eyes. The part below the water must move through the water and then through the air for us to see it. As the light moves from the water into the air, it undergoes refraction, and changes direction. The part of the pencil below the water appears displaced to the viewer.
When you put a pencil in the water what does it look like?
If light diffraction is what you are asking, then the pencil looks a bit broken on the line where it passes from air to water. Also the pencil looks about one third bigger under water.
Why does a pencil seem crooked when its put in water?
A pencil is seem to be croaked when put in water because,REFRACTIONoccurs.REFRACTION is a property of light which can be defined as this=the speed of light is different in different medium, it is slow in dense medium.It is fastest in vaccum.This shows that the light reaches faster in air and little slow in water this is the reason that the pencil seems little croaked in water
Why does your finger look bigger in water?
Because when water ansd glass are put together and they are kind of work like a magnafine glass. ^^ what do you mean by glass..?
Why does a pencil appear broken when put in a glass of water?
The pencil appears bent because of "refraction". Simply put, light can't travel as fast in water as it does in the air. The difference in speed causes the image to appear to bend a bit. See the related link for more details.
What does a refracted image look like?
A Refracted image is like an illusion. Which fools the brain e.g. You see a pencil but the pencil has split in two parts.Demonstration:You will need: Glass, Pen or Pencil and WaterSteps:1. Put the glass on a table,2. Fill the glass to about 3/4 quarters of water,3. Put the Pen or Pencil in the glass of water,4. See what happens to the pencil.See, it seems to have split.
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.
How does the appearance of the pencil depend on level the of water in the glass changes?
it depends when you put it and depends that on how much you could put the water to what level it would be
Why does the sun look little oval at the horizon?
Refraction. It's basically the same reason a pencil put in a glass of water appears to be "bent".
What is bending of beam?
Water will bend a beam of light. Try this put a stright pincil in a glass of water. The pencil is still stright but looks bent. The water is bending the beam of light.
What metric would you use to find the area of a pencil?
put the pencil into a measuring jug filled with water to 100g the when you put the pencil in you see how much it has gone up . if it has gone up to 150g the pencil will the 50g in area. because you put in 100g of water
Why does a pencil immersed in water appear to be displaced at the interface of air and water?
Take a pencil and a glass of water, and put the pencil in it. The apparent displacement of a pencil in the water is due to refraction, which is the change of direction of a wave as it moves from one medium into another.Light is being reflected off the pencil to allow us to see it. The light reflected off the part above water is propagated through air to our eyes. The part below the water must move through the water and then through the air for us to see it. As the light moves from the water into the air, it undergoes refraction, and changes direction. The part of the pencil below the water appears displaced to the viewer.
What do you observe when you put ice into cold water?
You observe the ice melt. You can measure the resulting reduction in the water temperature.
When you put water in a glass you it up.?
You fill the glass up.
When you put a pencil in the water what does it look like?
If light diffraction is what you are asking, then the pencil looks a bit broken on the line where it passes from air to water. Also the pencil looks about one third bigger under water.
when you put water in a glass you ...... it up?
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Why cant you put glass with water inside the refrigerator?
Water expands when it becomes ice.So the glass will break if you put a glass of water inside the refrigerator. I put glasses of water inside my refrigerator all the time.It keeps it cold. If your glass is freezing and breaking you need to check your temp setting.
