Miss Smith places a stick in a pond when she looks down at the stick it appears to be broken or bent at the Pole where the stick entered the water this was caused by

Answer 1

Refraction. Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. When light passes from air into water, it bends, causing objects to appear distorted. In this case, the stick appears to be bent at the point where it enters the water due to the refraction of light.