Diffraction effects are more easily noticed with sound waves than with light waves mainly because?

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1. Diffraction effects are more easily noticed with sound waves than with light waves mainly because?

Sound waves are longitudinal, while light waves are transverse

Sound waves have a much longer wavelength than light waves

Sound waves have a much smaller wavelength than light waves

Sound waves are transverse, while light waves are longitudinal

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Diffraction becomes noticeable when a wave’s wavelength is comparable to the size of an obstacle or opening. Sound’s much longer wavelength makes it bend around everyday obstacles far more easily than light does.