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A light wave traveling in a straight line suddenly changes direction. Which of the following could have caused this change?
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A light wave traveling in a straight line suddenly changes direction. Which of the following could have caused this change?

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The light wave passed from one medium to another.

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Diffraction could have caused it. This is where a wave encounters an obstacle or a slit. It happens when there is bending of light around the corners of an obstacle. It is often described as the interference of waves according to the Huygens–Fresnel principle.
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