Which pair of terms best describes light waves traveling from the Sun to Earth?

electromagnetic and longitudinal

A wave is diffracted as it passes through an opening in a barrier. The amount of diffraction that the wave undergoes depends on both the

wavelength of the incident wave and size of the opening

amplitude and frequency of the incident wave

wavelength and speed of the incident wave

amplitude of the incident wave and the size of the opening

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