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Firstly, diffraction refers to what happens to a range of wavelengths. It means the different wavelengths are spread out, producing a spectrum under the right circumstances. Secondly, the 'obstacle' has to be transparent, so the waves pass from one medium to another. More properly, light hits the boundary between two transparent media (e.g. air and glass), and it is refracted(bent) as it enters the glass block. Shorter wavelengths are refracted more, so the beam is spread out, or diffracted. The easy way to remember this is 'blue bends best'.
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What wave diffracts the most when encountering an obstacle?
a wave with the longest wavelength..
What determines how much a wave diffracts when it encounters an opening or a barrier?
wavelength
When a wave bends around a obstacle what is it called?
When a wave bends around an obstacle, it is called diffraction.
What is it called when a wave bends around an obstacle?
When a wave bends around an obstacle, it is called diffraction.
What's the term for a change in direction of a wave when it encounters an obstacle or edge?
It is called as a reflection of a wave.
What wave diffracts the most when encountering an obstacle?
a wave with the longest wavelength..
What happens to a wave that encounters a gap in a cliff along the shore?
It diffracts
What determines how much a wave diffracts when it encounters an opening or a barrier?
wavelength
What happens when a large wave travels through a small opening?
The wave diffracts and behaves like the opening is a point source.
When a wave bends around a obstacle what is it called?
When a wave bends around an obstacle, it is called diffraction.
When a wave strikes an obstacle part of the wave is reflected?
yes
What is it called when a wave bends around an obstacle?
When a wave bends around an obstacle, it is called diffraction.
What's the term for a change in direction of a wave when it encounters an obstacle or edge?
It is called as a reflection of a wave.
What happens to an electromagnetic wave when if hits a transparent obstacle?
The wave will pass through the transperent object
When a wave finds an obstacle or edge what is its change in direction called?
diffraction
When a turnng back of any wave when it hits an obstacle called?
pulsar
What is one property of a wave that determines how much it will diffract when it encounters an obstacle?
Wavelength.
