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Which of the following affects the amount of diffraction through a gap?
the wavelength of the waves
the size of the gap
the amplitude of the waves
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What happens to waves as they pass the edge of an object?
they refract through the edge
they diffract around the edge
they absorb into the edge
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Which of the following would result in the most diffraction?
a gap size equal to the wavelength
a gap size much bigger than the wavelength
a gap size small than the wavelength
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What is meant by the term 'diffraction'?
Waves which have oscillations perpendicular to the direction of wave motion
Waves which can travel at the speed of light
The spreading out and bending of waves as they pass a gap or an edge
The spreading out and bending of waves as they travel through a vacuum
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Which of the following would result in the most diffraction?
A
B
C
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