Physics 0625 · IGCSE · General properties of waves

General properties of waves — practice question

A tall hill lies in the way of the straight-line route between a transmitter of radio waves and a receiver, as illustrated. The receiver detects the signal from the transmitter even though the radio waves do not pass through the hill. Which row is correct?

  • Adiffraction round the hill; longer wavelengths
  • Bdiffraction round the hill; shorter wavelengths
  • Crefraction round the hill; longer wavelengths
  • Drefraction round the hill; shorter wavelengths

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