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

Responses

Refraction
Refraction

Reflection
Reflection

Absorption
Absorption

Normal

1 answer

The property that causes a pencil to appear bent or broken when it is placed in a glass partially filled with water is Refraction. Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another, in this case, from air to water, which alters the way we perceive the pencil.