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When santos stands in a swimming pool and looks at his feet, his legs appear to be bent. Which is the term for this phenomenon?

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Refraction of light in water
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Answer:

The answer is Refraction

Step-by-step explanation:

Refraction is the change in direction and speed that a wave experiences when passing from one medium to another with a different refractive index. It occurs when the light passes from one propagation medium to another with a different optical density, undergoing a change of speed and a change of direction if it does not affect the surface perpendicularly.

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