Question

During an observation, it was noticed that light diffracts as it passes through small slits in a barrier. What does this evidence reveal about light? (2 points)

Answer 1

It shows that light can travel in different wavelengths.

Step-by-step explanation:

Light is similar to a wave in the way that it travels in a straight line, but when it is passing through the slits, it diffracts due to this difference. Therefore, light refracts in the same way as a wave would, and it is a mode of transferring energy. The light travels in a way similar to a wave

Answer 2

It reveals that light is a wave

Step-by-step explanation:

Diffraction is the property of a wave in which there is a bending of the wave about the corners of an obstacle or aperture into the geometrical shadow of the obstacle or aperture.

This simply implies that a wave bends or spreads out when it passes through openings. Since the light diffracts through small slits and diffraction has been shown to occur in water waves and sound waves, this property of diffraction can only be characteristic of a wave and thus, this evidence reveals that light is a wave.