Question

At a quiet pond with crystal clear water, you decide to fish with bow and arrow. When you aim at the fish you see, you must aim

A. It depends on how large the fish is.
B. closer to the surface then you perceive the fish to be.
C. deeper then you perceive the fish to be.
D. directly at the fish.
E. It depends on how deep the pond is

Answer 1

When an object is submerged in water, it appears shallower than it actually is because of refraction.

Step-by-step explanation:

When an object is submerged in water, it appears to be at a depth shallower than it actually is. This is because of the phenomenon of refraction, where light bends when it passes from one medium to another with a different optical density. In the case of water, light bends as it enters the water and again as it exits the water, causing the object to appear higher than its actual position.