A fish looks up through the smooth surface of the water at a bear directly above it. To the fish, the bear appears to be
A) further away than it really is.
B) closer to the point directly above the fish than it really is.
C) exactly where it really is.
D) The bear cannot be seen by the fish, due to total internal reflection.

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Due to refraction, light bends when it passes from air to water, making objects above the water appear further away to an observer underwater.

A Fish Looks Up Through the Smooth Surface of the Water