What is the main difference between reflection and refraction?

Question

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Answer 1

Reflection -- ray (or) waves obstructed by a medium and that ray r wave makes an angle of 90degree from its original ray,reflecting object's r termed as opaque,examlpe- wood,wall,etc...

Refraction -- Partial process of reflection,ray r eave get splited,one part get reflected and other get through the  medium and makes the differnt angle from the original angle of ray r wave,example -- prism,mirror..etc.

Answer 2

Reflection: reflecting or being reflected. 2 a reflected light, heat, or colour. b reflected image. 3 reconsideration (on reflection). 4 (often foll. by on) discredit or thing bringing discredit. 5 (often foll. by on, upon) idea arising in the mind; comment.

Refraction: n.deflect (a ray of light etc.) at a certain angle when it enters obliquely from another medium.

Answer 3

When we throw a beam of light on a mirror it got reflected back making a complimantry angle of the same value on the surface of the mirror and this we call reflection.When we pass a beamof light througha transparent medium say water or a glass the light-beam bends at the point of entrance to the medium i.e does not travel straight but deflects to an extent which we call refraction.

Answer 4

Lot of technical answers above are fine.

I will put in not technical and funny synonymous way.

This is Example(just for fun only).

When you want to meet your new girlfriend and goes to her home.

1)when you find her father on the door of yard and you returns back, it is like a reflection.

2)when you find a tied dog at the entrance and you meet her from window after jumping the side fence ,it like a refraction.

Answer 5

reflection is the bouncing back of light. when light ray strikes an object, it gets reflected by d laws of reflection. ALSO REFLECTION OCCURS WITHIN ONE MEDIUM.

eg. when light ray strikes the surface of wall.

refraction means when light ray passes from one medium from another(denser to rarer or rarer to denser), then accordingly it bends towards normal or away from normal.

eg. when light ray passes from air to prism or glass slab.

Answer 6

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

Something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected.This means reflection.

The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

Astronomy. The apparent change in position of celestial objects caused by the bending of light rays entering Earth's atmosphere.

Medicine.

The ability of the eye to bend light so that an image is focused on the retina.

Determination of the refractive characteristics of the eye.

refractional

Answer 7

reflection is the bouncing back of light from any surface.

example- mirror reflects the light  

when the light bends after passing from one medium to another, then this is called refraction. this bending depends upon the medium I.E. from which medium it is going to which medium(rare to denser).

Answer 8

Refraction is when light travels from one medium to another for example is you fill half a glass with water and stick a pencil look at the part where the pencil meets the water its kinda slanted! Thats refraction the result happens because the pencil is light in the form of an object and half the glass is gas the top part and half the glass is liquid the bottom part those are two diffrent pieces of matter so they are twp diffrent mediums which make the pencil refract!

                        Reflection when you look in the mirror what do you see? yourself right! well that is a reflection of you or a mirror image of an object. reflections often happen in water and mirrors and shadows in water for example there is a building and there is a lake in front of it then at evening the building will reflect on the water you can see the building in the water! get it? mirrors you already know and shadows is really easy!

Answer 9

reflection like amirror you see the same thing but in symmetrical if we repesent the mirror with line and we put ababy in aparticular position in the right side we see th same baby in the same position in other side his right arm in the first position near the line you see in the other side his left arm  near the line

reflection

mean dispatcher of light it mean when aline go in any suface it refracte in any another side but not with the same shape and characters

Answer 10

1)In reflection the light travels in the same media whereas in refraction the media is changes

2)In reflection the light bounces back after striking a reflecting surface where as in refraction the light instead enters the refracting surface

3) the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence whereas angle of refraction is not equal to angle of ncidence, it may be greater or smaller depending upon the media.

hope I helped

Answer 11

dats simple...reflection is said to occur when a beam of light reflects back making an angle in the same medium after hitting a reflecting surface such as a mirror..the angle at which light falls is called the angle of incidence and at which it reflects is called angle of reflection and these two angles are equal....now,refraction is simply bending of a light ray due to difference in intensities of mediums,it does not occur in the same medium and the 2 angles bear a constant ratio..hope dat helps...gud luck

Answer 12

reflection is a change in direction of light caused by the light bouncing off the surface of an object.

- examples: sunblock cream, mirrors, projector screens. Most common practical application of reflection is the in the use of mirrors.

refraction is a change in direction of light caused by the light passing through the medium of an object.

- examples: prisms, the sky is blue because of the effects of refraction (blue light is has longer wavelength and is spread further), rainbows, lenses. Most common practical application is in lensing, either in telescopes, binoculars, microscopes, magnifying glasses and even the lens in eyes.

oh yes, and not just confined to just light - any form of wave can be effected - sound, visible light, other electromagentic radiation (radiowaves, microwave, IR, UV, etc...)

Answer 13

Refraction:

the change in direction of a wave, such as light or sound, in passing from one medium to another in which it has a different velocity.

Reflection:

The change in direction of a wave, such as a light or sound wave, away from a boundary the wave encounters. Reflected waves remain in their original medium rather than entering the medium they encounter.

  According to the law of reflection, the angle of reflection of a reflected wave is equal to its angle of incidence.

I think this information help you some what........

Answer 14

Dear SARA K,

Apart understanding the valued defination for the meaning of the Word in concern, primarily at times we have to apprhend the grammatical construction of a Word in lieu to fromational syntax of a Sentence.

"Reflection" is a Word derivative by English from the original word -Flection- from lexicon of Latin.  [please find for self]

"Refraction" is a Word derivative by English from the original word -Fraction- from lexicon of Latin {please find for self]

BOTH of these words are inter-related to the "Qualitative Product" of /for /by the "qualitativity of produciveness" of the Concerned Object that is hosting the receipts of the given output by/for/of  LIGHT.

When the Light that offers its Qualitativity in terms of its inherent constructional-input as Rays as to be a host with the Object in Concern, then the qualitative reactional Output being witnessed and addressed by the Concerned Object is what we call it as "Reflection or Refraction"

For example the Light Rays being an input that are witnessed as a Host by a Shinning Materials and/or like Mirrors, the results what we observe to see is defined as REFLECTION

In similitude to said, the Light Rays being an input that are witnessed as a Host by any Material and/or like Glass that is see-through, the results what we observe to see is defined as REFRACTION.

In other words of Prudence.... in terms to language of  common parlance...

Reflection...   means a Primary or an Impulsive inter-actional quality

Refraction...  means an Discerment or a Reducible as an inter'actional quality.

Answer 15

Reflection is the change in direction of a wave front at an interface between two different media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated.

Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed. This is most commonly seen when a wave passes from one medium to another. Refraction of light is the most commonly seen example, but any type of wave can refract when it interacts with a medium

Answer 16

the difference btwn reflection & refraction is only about the medium the light ray is travelling 4 example when a ray of light gets bend towards the same medium and the angle btwn incident ray & reflected ray is less than 180degree than it is REFLECTION the intensity of light after reflection is same as before reflection. But when the light ray travels from one medium(like air) to another medium(like water) then it REFRACTION

Answer 17

Reflection is the change in direction of a wave front at an interface between two different media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light, sound and water waves.

Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed. This is most commonly seen when a wave passes from one medium to another. Refraction of light is the most commonly seen example, but any type of wave can refract when it interacts with a medium, for example when sound waves pass from one medium into another or when water waves move into water of a different depth.

Answer 18

*reflection means when a ray of light comes back from any surface without penetrating in it and where the angle of incidence is equal 2 the angle of reflection. i.e. sin i=sin r.*

*refraction means when a ray of light penetrates inside any surface and its path changes or deviates by some angle.here sin i is not equal 2 sin r.*

if u wan me 2 answer it in hindi thn jus let me know. chal bye study well.

Answer 19

Reflection -Something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected.

It also means - Mental concentration; careful consideration.

A manifestation or result: (Her achievements are a reflection of her courage.)

Refraction-The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

Answer 20

in simple words, refraction is bending of light, put a pencil in glass full of water and see from side pencil will look broken and reflection is when you see your self on shining marble or granite floor or reflection is image of visible on other surface which is at some angle to the subject like reflection of a house on shining car or u if u r standing near the car...

Answer 21

check this-

1) refraction is the process when a ray of light deviates from its way by an angle through a refracting , transparent medium

whereas reflection is the process of light bouncing back from a mirror at a certain angle.

2) takes place through transparent medium

takes place through non transparent medium

Answer 22

Easy to understand this way...

Think of a mirror: Light rays falling on it create reflection (gets reflected).  This is the reason you see your own image when you stand in front of the mirror.  Concave/convex mirrors also create reflection.

Think of a pail of water: A stick partially inserted in it seems to have bent.  The rays from the stick in the water reach your eyes from a different angle and the stick appears bent.  This is due to refraction.  A glass prism, convex/concave lens create refraction.

Answer 23

Reflection is the change in direction of a wave front at an opaque interface between two different media so that the wave front returns into the same medium from which it originated.Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed. This is most commonly seen when a wave passes from one transparent medium to another. Refraction of light is the most commonly seen example, but any type of wave can refract when it passes from one transparent medium to another of different density (refractive index)

Answer 24

the main difference between reflection and refraction is that

in reflection the ray of light bounce back after falling on any surface,which is in the case of mirrors.

while in refraction the light ray passes from one medium to another which results in bending of light ray.

the light ray will bend towards the normal or away from the normal depends on the fact that whether the light ray is moving from rarer to denser medium or vice versa.

Answer 25

If a ray/beam of light ,after falling on a medium ,tends to retrace the same path,the phenomenon is said to be reflection.But when a ray/beam of light falls on a medium and penetrates through it and undergoes bending , then the phenomenon  is said to be refraction

Answer 26

Reflection-The waves hits an object and comes back.

Refraction-The waves hits an object and passes through it.

   In every object both reflection and refraction takes place atleast to meagre amount.

   Example: we can c our face little blurred in window pane coated with sun film.But we can c our face only lightly in the pane without the film...

  --All the Best--

Answer 27

Reflection is a reversal of the image on a horizontal plane. Refraction is the reversal of an image on a vertical plane. The reflection is caused by a mirror, refraction by a convex mirror.

Answer 28

1)In reflection the light travels in the same media whereas in refraction the media is changes

2)In reflection the light bounces back after striking a reflecting surface where as in refraction the light instead enters the refracting surface

3) the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence whereas angle of refraction is not equal to angle of ncidence, it may be greater or smaller depending upon the media.

hope I helped. Bye.

Answer 29

reflection is the fenomena of coming back of a ray of light from the reflecting surface while refraction is the fenomena of passing the raw from a denser medium to a rarer medium or vice versa.when a ray of light falls on a reflecing surface the ray comes back at a define angle ,these angles are called the angle of reflection and angle of the incidence(both equal angles).when a ray of light passes from a a rarer mediun to a denser medium the ray is refrected and when the ray passes from a denser medium to a rarer medium then ray comes nearer to the perpendicular drawn on the point of refraction.

Answer 30

Reflection is when waves, whether physical or electromagnetic, bounce from a surface back toward the source. A mirror reflects the image of the observer.

Refraction is when waves, whether physical or electromagnetic, are deflected when the waves go through a substance. The wave generally changes the angle of its general direction.

Answer 31

dear sara.....i hope this wud really help . i'll giv it a try!

reflection means wen ray of light hits a surface n ""snaps back making an angle"" wid d surface......bt all dis happens in d same medium....meaning if incident ray falls on a surface while "travelling thru air", as it normally does.....it will reflect or snap back n travel again in d same medium i.e air again!!!

on the other hand.......refraction involves two media !!........if light at present is travelling in one medium (say air).....n if it reaches a medium which is not air (say glass).......it will travel thru d second medium (which is nt d case wid reflection!!!)

it will now ""bend" to an angle (rather than snapping back in d  medium no.1).in d second medium........n continue to travel here till this medium ends!

also, the speed of light remains d same in case of reflection, while it changes in refraction!.....this is bcoz of d change in medium....n d speed solely depends upon this medium, its density in particular!

n yes.....reflection and refracion both can occur simultaneously.....dats y som part of light gets reflected from a glass surface, while som gets refracted wich is proved by experiments in std 12th! (n hey..... some gets transmitted too....bt dats well....not ur question!!)