Obtain water and minerals from the soil

reflection is the bouncing back of a propagating wave when it encounters a barrier; usually shows an image of the source of light wave

1) bounces back from an opaque material

2) bounces back from the boundary

3) seen in mirrors

refraction is the bending of a propagating wave having a shift of direction as it passes through different media; usually seen in lenses to magnify or lessen

1) passes through a prism

2) moves from one medium to another

3) seen in lenses

i say yes because i mean like they were born at the same time "in genesis in the " no, because who knows what humans have affected first it could be the ocean floor or the continent. mostly the continent older because that's what we live on & we mostly make manmade things on it.how's that?