Question: Suppose you have sunlight shining on two clear containers of water on a table. Light waves refract through one of the containers but diffract around the other container. Describe how the two containers are different.

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Please help me! I'm in 8th grade. Something simple, my book doesn't have the answers and all I the help I have found has a too high level.

mari · Accepted Answer

the one that is diffracting means that the waves are bending around the object, and the one that is refracting is bending the wave because of the change of speed

bobpursley · Answer

The question (Glencoe P Science) is silly. It is an inference question without backup understanding. Wondering if one of the containers has sharp edges.

Par · Answer

Suppose you have sunlight shining on two clear containers of water on a table. Light waves refract through one of the containers but diffract around the other container. Describe how the two containers are different.

neap · Answer

neap thats the answer. thank me later

andrew · Answer

It is different bc one is refraction and the other one is diffraction. the one that is refract is the refraction.

dawn · Answer

how are you