Question

Which best describes reflection and refraction? Waves change direction when encountering boundaries in reflection but not in refraction.
Waves change direction when encountering boundaries in refraction but not in reflection.

Waves change direction when encountering boundaries in both reflection and refraction.

Waves do not change direction when encountering boundaries in either reflection or refraction.


ANSWER: Waves change direction when encountering boundaries in both reflection and refraction.

Answer 1

Answer :Waves change direction when encountering boundaries in both reflection and refraction.

Explanation:

Answer 2

When a wave bounces off a barrier and changes direction that is called reflection. Refraction, however occurs when a wave changed mediums, so if a wave were to go from moving in air to moving in water, the wave would change a direction that is based upon the index of refraction of that given medium.

So, if the answer is classifying a medium as a "boundary" then yes, they both change direction, however, a physical boundary only causes a change in direction in reflection.