Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Diffraction

Diffraction — practice question

What does the term diffraction mean?

  • Athe change in observed frequency when a wave source moves relative to an observer
  • Bthe formation of nodes and antinodes by two progressive waves travelling in opposite directions
  • Cthe spreading of a wave around the edge of an obstacle
  • Dthe superposition of two waves when they meet

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