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Put water and a pencil in a glass. Observe the glass from the side. What does the interface between water and air look like?1 pointThe pencil looks straight.The pencil looks bent (V-shaped).The pencil looks curved (U-shaped).

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Put water and a pencil in a glass. Observe the glass from the side. What does the interface between water and air look like?1 pointThe pencil looks straight.The pencil looks bent (V-shaped).The pencil looks curved (U-shaped).

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The pencil looks bent (V-shaped). This is due to a phenomenon called refraction. When light passes from one medium to another (in this case, from air to water), it changes speed, which causes it to change direction. This makes the pencil appear bent when viewed from the side.

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