Ocean waves are moving east toward a small island. Which statement is correct about the behavior of the waves?

Waves bend and spread around the edges of an obstacle, a behavior called diffraction. So waves moving east can curve around both sides of the island and spread into the region behind it. Choice A, that the waves diffract around the island and converge on the opposite side, is the correct statement; the east side would not be perfectly calm.

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