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Which property causes a pencil to appear bent or broken when it is placed in a glass partially filled with water?(1 point)
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Normal
Normal

Reflection
Reflection

Refraction
Refraction

Absorption

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Refraction.

When light passes from air into water its speed and direction change, bending the light rays and making the submerged part of the pencil appear displaced (bent).