Why Do Things Look Blurry Underwater Without Dive Goggles or a Mask

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why do things look blurry underwater without dive goggles or a mask?

• A) The water magnifies the image because it is denser than the lens of the eye.
• B) Light moves more slowly through the water, causing images to appear larger and closer.
• C) Rather than air, light is moving from water into the cornea and is thus refracted too little for a sharp focus.
• D) The cornea does not function in water, causing the image to appear larger and closer.
• E) Light waves are scattered by the water before reaching the eye, causing the image to appear blurry and unsharp.

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