Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Diffraction

Diffraction — practice question

A transmitting mast emits microwaves with wavelength $1.5\,\text{cm}$ and radio waves with wavelength $1.5\,\text{km}$. A receiving aerial located behind a mountain can pick up the radio waves, but it cannot detect the microwaves. What is the reason for this?

  • AThe radio waves are coherent but the microwaves are not.
  • BThe radio waves are diffracted around the mountain but the microwaves are not.
  • CThe radio waves are reflected by the mountain but the microwaves are not.
  • DThe radio waves travel at the speed of light but the microwaves do not.

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