If you put a straw into a glass of water, the straw looks to be bent, although nothing has really happened to the straw. The term that describes this property of light is A) absorption. B) diffraction. C) reflection. D) refraction

Answer :

Refraction is when the light is changes speed and bends as it travels from medium to another. The water slows down the light, and the image appears to bend.


The term that describes this property of light is Refraction. The correct option is D.

What is refraction?

When a light ray falls on the interface of two medium like air and water, then the portion of light is reflected and another portion of the light is refracted into the water medium. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection but the angle of incidence is larger then the angle of refraction.

So, If you put a straw into a glass of water, the straw looks to be bent because of refraction of light into the water medium.

Refraction is when the light is changes speed and bends as it travels from medium to another. The water slows down the light, and the image appears to bend.

Thus, the correct option is D.

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