What is diffraction?

Diffraction is the name of the process where waves spread out as they pass through a gap or around an edge.

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What is the distance between two adjacent wavefronts called?

The distance between two adjacent wavefronts is the wavelength.

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Waves are passing through a gap.

Describe how the gap size effects the amount of diffraction.

The most diffraction will occur when the gap size is equal to the wavelength.

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Waves are passing the edge of an object.

Will shorter or longer wavelengths diffract the most?

Longer wavelengths will experience the most diffraction.

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