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If you put a pencil in a cup of water, it looks as if it is broken and larger in the water. This is because light waves
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If you put a pencil in a cup of water, it looks as if it is broken and larger in the water. This is because light waves

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The light waves bend as it travels from the air into the water.

This phenomenon is called refraction of light waves.
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c. bend when passing from air to water.

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