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LAB REPORTThe purpose of the investigationThe purpose of our investigation is to see the difference between reflection and refractionbecause some people studying physics may not get the difference between the two, as bothwords could be mistakenly interchangeable. Each word is close to identical but with 3 letterschanged.reFLEctionreFRActionMATERIALS NEEDED:-Light-Glass prism-MirrorThe experimentShow this to someone who struggles with these 2 incredibly familiar phrases.This is re
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Unformatted text preview: the prism. This can be caused by the size of the light wave that passes, along with the shape/material of the prism. “Who is that girl I see staring straight back at me” Well, Mulan, that is your re fle ction. Reflection can occur when light waves bounce of a surface instead of entering and scattering like the prism you saw above. Great reflectors can be mirrors and shiny metals. Conclusion: Reflection and refraction are two DIFFERENT things. One will scatter light, the other will make it bounce back into your eyeballs....
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