water in a swimming pool on water tank appears shallower than its depth . why ?
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This is the result of a simple phenomenon, refraction, the water in the pool refracts the light going in and this results in our viewing the pool as shallower than it actually is.
The light coming in is first refracted. This results in the apparent coming forward of the floor towards us. That is our eyes perceive the floor somewhere else because it can judge only straight line motion of light not the motion in which it is bent.
You see the light bending. This is because of refraction. Next time you want to know the actual depth of a pool make sure you do not see it obliquely,that is, in a slanting line but see it in a straight line from above.
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The light coming in is first refracted. This results in the apparent coming forward of the floor towards us. That is our eyes perceive the floor somewhere else because it can judge only straight line motion of light not the motion in which it is bent.
You see the light bending. This is because of refraction. Next time you want to know the actual depth of a pool make sure you do not see it obliquely,that is, in a slanting line but see it in a straight line from above.
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because of refraction
when light passes through the water it bends therefore the water in a swimming pool on water tank appears shallower than its depth
Hope it helps
when light passes through the water it bends therefore the water in a swimming pool on water tank appears shallower than its depth
Hope it helps
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