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4 ANALYSING DIFFRACTION OF WAVES


a) Diffraction of water waves,
b) Diffraction of light waves,
c) Diffraction of sound waves.

Introduction :
1. Diffraction of waves ;
- “ Waves spread as they travel, and when they encounter obstacles or
slits they bend around it and pass into the region.”

2. Effect of diffraction of waves ;

Speed does not change


f does not change
‫ג‬ does not change
Amplitude decreases

a) Diffraction of water waves :

Ripple tank

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1. Slits

i) Slit size ≈ ‫ג‬ i) Slit size > ‫ג‬


ii) The degree of diffraction is larger. ii)The degree of diffraction is smaller.

2. a) Obstacle

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i) Obstacle size ≈ ‫ג‬ ii) Obstacle size > ‫ג‬
ii) The degree of diffraction is larger. ii)The degree of diffraction is smaller.

b) Round obstacle

i) The degree of diffraction is larger.

b) Diffraction of light waves :

c) Diffraction of sound waves :

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A student can hear the sound of radio beyond the wall.

ACTIVITIES :
(50 MINUTES)

1. Diffraction of waves is waves spread as they travel and when they encounter
____________________ or ____________ they bend around around it and pass
into the region.

2. Fill the blanks with does not change or decreases.


Effect of diffraction of waves ;
Speed
f
‫ג‬
Amplitude

3. Draw a pattern of diffraction of waves :

ASSESTMENT
(40 MINUTES)

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(Objective questions )

1. Diffraction of waves is defined as .. 2. What happen to speed when the


water wave travelling through round
A. Waves spread as they travel and obstacle ?
when they encounter obstacles
or slits they bend around it and A. small
pass into the region.
B. larger
B. Waves disappear as they travel
and when they encounter C. does not change
obstacles or slits.
D. decreases
C. Waves spread to two pattern of
waves.

D. Waves change to energy.

3. Effect of diffraction of waves are as 4. What happen to the degree of


below except .. diffraction when the slit size is bigger
than wavelength ?
A. speed is change.
A. smaller
B. frequency is change.
B. larger
C. wavelength does not change.

D. Amplitude is increase. C. does not change

D. disappear

5. What happen to the degree of 6. A man can hear the sound of radio
diffraction when the slit size is beyond the wall because of …
smaller than wavelength ?
A. Reflection of waves.
A. smaller
B. Refraction of waves.
B. larger
C. Diffraction of waves.
C. does not change D. Inference of waves.
D. disappear

(Structure question)

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1. Describe the diffraction of waves.

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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2. State the degree of diffraction if ;

a) obstacle size is decrease.

____________________

b) wavelength for incident wave is increase.

____________________

3. Draw a pattern of diffraction of light wave ;

a) smaller slit
b) larger slit

4. Draw a pattern of diffraction of water wave ;

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ANSWER KEY.
(Activity)
1. Obstacles, slits

2. does not change


does not change
does not change
decreases

3. Please refer to note.

ANSWER KEY.
(Assesment)

Objective questions.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. C

Structured Question
1. Please refer to note.
2. a) larger
b) smaller

3.

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Smaller slit Larger slit

4.

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