Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Physical quantities

Physical quantities — practice question

In a progressive transverse wave, what does the term diffraction mean?

  • Athe change in observed frequency of a wave due to a movement of the wave source
  • Bthe spreading of a wave as it passes through a gap or around an obstacle
  • Cwhen oscillations of a wave are confined to one plane
  • Dthe resultant displacement of two waves is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves when the waves meet

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