A kitchen has twin side-by-side sinks. One sink is filled with water, the other

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A kitchen has twin side-by-side sinks. One sink is filled with water, the other is empty. Does the sink with water appear to be deeper, shallower, or the same depth as the empty sink? deeper shallower the same depth Choose the best explanation from among the following: The sinks are identical, and therefore have the same depth. This doesn't change by putting water in one of them. The sink with water appears deeper because you have to look through the water to see the bottom. Water bends the light, making an object under the water appear to be closer to the surface. Thus the water-filled sink appears shallower.

Explanation / Answer

1 b.Shallower.

The water in the sink refracts the light (which travels more slowly through it) and makes the bottom of the sink appear closer than it really is

c) Water bends the light, making an object under the water appear to be closer to the surface. Thus the water-filled sink appears shallower.

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