Formative Practice 8.4 – Science Form 1 Chapter 8


Question 1:
Why does the bottom of a deep swimming pool appear shallower?

Answer:
When light rays from the bottom of the swimming pool leave the water, they are refracted. This makes the image of the bottom of the swimming pool to look shallower compared to its real depth.


Question 2:
Light rays refract at a certain angle in two different cases as below. Differentiate the density of the two mediums for both the cases below.


Answer:
A: Less dense
B: More dense
C: More dense
D: Less dense

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