SC-511
Refraction
Lower Sec Science · Secondary 1 · Medium · Refraction
A student places a ruler in a beaker of water and observes it from the side. The part of the ruler under water appears bent at the water surface. Which property of light explains this observation?
- Refraction of light as it passes between air and water
- Reflection of light from the bottom of the beaker
- Light travelling in straight lines in air
- Formation of a shadow by the ruler
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