When you see your shadow on a sunny day, it has a fuzzy edge. This is
A) not caused by diffraction because the wavelength of visible light is too small to produce visible diffraction around a person.
B) not caused by diffraction because diffraction only occurs for openings, not objects blocking light.
C) an example of diffraction.
D) not caused by diffraction because there are too many wavelengths in sunlight to see the effect.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The wavelength of visible light is indeed too small to produce noticeable diffraction around large objects like a person, so the fuzzy edge of a shadow is not due to diffraction.

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