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Which best describes reflection and refraction?

In both reflection and refraction, rays pass through a boundary.
In both reflection and refraction, rays bounce off a boundary.
In reflection, rays bounce off a boundary, and in refraction, rays pass through a boundary.
In refraction, rays bounce off a boundary, and in reflection, rays pass through a boundary.

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The correct answer is the third option

Step-by-step explanation:

To reflect means to bounce off. When an incoming ray (called incident ray) gets to a boundary and bounces off the boundary, that is referred to as reflection. However, when an incident ray passes through the boundary and it causes a change in the direction of propagation of the wave, that is referred to as refraction. Thus, the correct option, as explained above, is; In reflection, rays bounce off a boundary, and in refraction, rays pass through a boundary.

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