1. Reflection of waves occurs when a wave strikes an obstacle, causing its direction of propagation to change. 2. There are two key laws of reflection: the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection, and the incident, reflected, and normal waves all lie in the same plane perpendicular to the reflecting surface. 3. A simple experiment demonstrated the reflection of sound waves using cardboard tubes, with results showing that reflection causes a change in the direction of propagation but maintains the speed, wavelength, and frequency of the original wave.