Question

An underwater scuba diver looks up toward the water's surface. She sees a buoy floating on the surface and notes its location. She then realizes that the buoy may actually be in a different location because she is looking at it from underwater. What is the wave property that best explains this phenomenon? Absorption Diffraction Reflection Refraction

Answer 1

Answer:

Option D, Refraction

Explanation:

Refraction occurs when light passed from one medium to another with different reflective index.  

Here in this case as an object is seen from underwater, thus the light is going from a dense medium (water) to a lighter medium (air) thereby getting refracted at the interface of two different mediums. While moving from more dense to less dense medium, light gets refracted away from the normal.

Thus, option D is correct.

Answer 2

I think it might be refraction