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Physics Question on Wave optics

When a low flying aircraft passes overhead, we sometimes notice a slight shaking of the picture on our TV screen. This is because of between the direct signal and reflected signal

A

interference

B

diffraction

C

polarisation of direct signal

D

Both (b) and (c)

Answer

interference

Explanation

Solution

A low flying aircraft reflects the T.V signal. The slight shaking on the TV screen may be due to interference between the direct signal and the reflected signal.