Question

An underwater scuba diver scuba diver looks up to the waters surface she sees a buoy floating on the surface and notes it’s location. She then realizes that the buoy could actually be in a different location because she is looking at it from underwater. What is the wave property that best explains this phenomenon?

A) absorption
B) diffraction
C) reflection
D) refraction

Answer 1

I think the answer would be refraction.

Answer 2

Option (D)

Step-by-step explanation:

The given question is based on the refraction of light.

Refraction of light is usually defined as the process by which a light wave gets bend or curved or deviated due while changing its medium from a rarer to a denser medium. For example, a ray of light gets bend when it travels from air (rarer medium) to a liquid medium (denser medium).

This means the velocity of the light or wave decreases when it changes its medium from rarer to a denser medium.

Thus, the wave property that describes the the given phenomenon is the refraction of light.

Therefore, the correct answer is option (D).