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Which statement describes how rays behave when they travel through media during reflection and refraction?

During refraction, rays stay in the original medium, and during reflection, rays pass into a new medium.
During reflection, rays stay in the original medium, and during refraction, rays pass into a new medium.
During reflection and refraction, rays stay in the original medium.
During reflection and refraction, rays pass into a new medium.

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During reflection, rays stay in the original medium, and during refraction, rays pass into a new medium.

Explanation: reflection sends light back into the same medium with the angle of incidence equal to the angle of reflection; refraction transmits (and bends) light into the other medium because its speed changes (Snell's law).