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Study the image below.
A picture of water from an inlet draining into the ocean.
What interaction causes the water to spread as they pass through the rock opening?
absorption
diffraction
reflection
refraction
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Diffraction.
When waves pass through an opening comparable to their wavelength, each point on the wavefront acts as a new source (Huygens' principle), causing the waves to spread out beyond the gap.
When waves pass through an opening comparable to their wavelength, each point on the wavefront acts as a new source (Huygens' principle), causing the waves to spread out beyond the gap.
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