This problem involves identifying the correct reflection of a paper boat on still water. When an object is reflected in water, the reflection is vertically flipped across the horizontal line of the water surface; the reflected image is an accurate mirror image of the object above the surface. In this scenario, the boat's reflection should appear directly beneath it, maintaining the same relative proportions and shapes but inverted vertically. Let's analyze the given options to identify the correct reflection:
- The reflection is not vertically aligned directly beneath the boat, making it incorrect.
- This option shows a proper vertical flip of the image directly beneath the paper boat, correctly representing the reflection.
- The reflection is distorted and not consistent with the reflection properties in still water.
- Like the first and third options, the reflection is misaligned and does not represent the vertical flip properly.
Based on this analysis, the correct answer is which correctly shows the reflection of a paper boat in still water.
