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Since we can hear sounds around the corner of a hallway, we know that sound waves can move in ways that permit you to hear sounds that are not in a direct pathway from the source to your ears, What property of waves allows this?
A.reflection
B.refraction
C.diffraction
D.echolation

2007-06-14 04:53:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

3 answers

reflection--bouncing off a surface
refraction--bending at a surface where the speed of the wave changes
diffraction--bending around corners
echolocation--SONAR--like subs, dolphins, and bats

2007-06-14 04:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

C. diffraction - spreading out of waves

2007-06-14 11:58:53 · answer #2 · answered by Tsumego 5 · 0 0

C. diffraction

2007-06-14 12:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0 0

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