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Refraction is when light slightly bends because glass or water is in the way. This makes the object look bent or crooked. For example when you put a straw in a glass of water, the straw looks as if it were bent, but it really isn't. Reflection is when the light particles of an object bounce off of another object showing the same image. You can't see your reflection on all objects though.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoReflection is when wave bounces back and refraction is when a wave is bent and/or changes direction when passing through a medium. With Refraction, the wave will not go around or bounce off an obstacle but go through it.
EX of Reflection
Water Waves off a wall
Light waves off a mirror
EX of Refraction
Two waves colliding
A light through water (the light will be dimmer and possibly change direction)
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∙ 14y agoReflected light is in the incident medium, refracted light is in the transmitted in another medium. For example sunlight is reflected off the surface of the fishbowl water and refracted light is in the fishbowl water.
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∙ 10y agoRefraction is the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium, Diffraction is the bending of a wave around around the barrier .
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∙ 14y agoreflection= no one
refraction= cares!!
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∙ 14y agoreflection is when light is bounced back(this can be done with a mirror)and refraction is the bending of light(like if you put a pencil in a glass of water it looks like it bends).
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