A signal path at the city aquarium crosses thick glass and water tanks. Which RF behavior describes the wave bending as it enters a medium with different density?
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Short Explanation
When light goes from air into water it kinks — RF can do a similar bend when the medium changes. That kink is refraction. Losing strength in the tanks is a different complaint (absorption); the bend itself is the refraction story.
Full Explanation
Refraction is the bending of an RF wave's path as it passes between media with different densities or propagation characteristics, such as air versus glass or water. It is distinct from absorption (energy loss into the material), reflection (bounce), and scattering (dispersal from irregular surfaces). Aquarium exhibits are a practical civic scenario where bending through dense transparent media matters alongside loss.