When you look into a pool of water, the depth looks less than it actually is because of

a. interference.
b. diffraction.
c. specular reflection.
d. refraction.
e. polarization.


d

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A thin film appears cyan when illuminated with white light. The color being cancelled by destructive interference is

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What physics principle can be demonstrated by rubbing two transparency sheets with tissue paper and then holding them near each other?

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Nuclear power reactors cause less atmospheric pollution that fossil fuel power plants and produce no greenhouse gasses

A. true B. false

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