A tank of water is viewed normally from above.
(a) State how does the depth of tank appear to change.
(b) Draw a labeled ray diagram to explain your answer.

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(a) The depth of the tank appears to be lesser than its real depth. This happens due to the refraction of light from a denser medium (water) to a rarer medium.

(b)

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A tank of water is viewed normally from above. (a) State how does the depth of tank appear to change. (b) Draw a labeled ray diagram to explain your answer.

(a) The depth of the tank appears to be lesser than its real depth. This happens due to the refraction of light from a denser medium (water) to a rarer medium. (b)

A tank of water is viewed normally from above.
(a) State how does the depth of tank appear to change.
(b) Draw a labeled ray diagram to explain your answer.

(a) The depth of the tank appears to be lesser than its real depth. This happens due to the refraction of light from a denser medium (water) to a rarer medium.

(b)