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Date Posted: 6/19/2008 1:24:19 PM  Status: Live
traveling wave
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When a traveling wave encounters an obstacle it bends around it somewhat and pass into the region behind. This phenomena is called:
 
reflection, refraction, diffraction, or interference?
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Date Posted: 6/19/2008 1:26:16 PM  Status: Live
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Diffraction
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Date Posted: 6/19/2008 1:26:20 PM  Status: Live
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When a traveling wave encounters an obstacle it bends around it somewhat and pass into the region behind. This phenomena is called:
 
reflection, refraction, diffraction, or interference?
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thx
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Date Posted: 6/19/2008 1:27:05 PM  Status: Live
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diffraction
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Date Posted: 6/28/2008 3:13:51 PM  Status: Live
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diffraction is the bending of waves when they encounter obstacles in their path!
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Date Posted: 6/28/2008 3:40:09 PM  Status: Live
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This process is called diffraction.

Diffraction occurs when waves bend around an obstacle.
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