Question
Which property causes a pencil to appear bent or broken when it is placed in a glass partially filled with water?
(1 point)
• Refraction
• Normal
• Absorption
• Reflection
(1 point)
• Refraction
• Normal
• Absorption
• Reflection
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The property that causes a pencil to appear bent or broken when it is placed in a glass partially filled with water is **refraction**. This is due to the bending of light as it passes from one medium (air) into another medium (water) with a different density.