What happens to light waves when light strikes a pencil that is in a cup of water?
• The light waves are diffracted, or spread out, around the pencil.
• The light waves are reflected off the pencil.
• The light waves are refracted, or bent, as they pass from air to water.
The light waves are absorbed by the pencil.
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The light waves are refracted, or bent, as they pass from air to water.