Difference between Reflection and refraction
Reflection
- When light falls on the opaque or non transparent medium it bounces back in same medium is known as reflection of light.
- One can see the object is when light is reflected back from the object and entered in to our eyes.
- Mirrors are the most commonly used materials to study reflection of light. Mirrors are of two types i.e. plane mirror and spherical mirror.
- Plane mirrors gives us virtual and erected image of object, whereas spherical mirrors can produce real, inverted.
- During reflection ray of light remains in the same medium, but its path is deviated by 1800
- Rear view mirrors, dentist mirrors are some commonly used application of reflection using mirror.
Refraction
- When light falls on the transparent medium and passes through that medium and changes the direction is called as refraction of light.
- One cannot see the object is when light is refracted through it.
- Lenses are the most commonly used materials to study refraction of light. Lenses are of two types i.e. convex lens and concave lens.
- Lenses can gives real, inverted, virtual and erected image of object
- During refraction, ray of light changes the medium, so that the deviation in the path of light is different for different medium.
- Eg. Camera lens, telescope, spectacles, windshield for driver are some commonly used application of refraction using lens.