In a water park, there is a wave pool with large paddles that create waves from the left, right, and center walls that surround it. In one small center section of the wave pool, the waves are much smaller than the surrounding waves. What wave phenomenon best explains why these waves are smaller compared to the rest of waves in the pool?

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In a water park, there is a wave pool with large paddles that create waves from the left, right, and center walls that surround it. In one small center section of the wave pool, the waves are much smaller than the surrounding waves. What wave phenomenon best explains why these waves are smaller compared to the rest of waves in the pool?

 a

Reflection off the pool walls

 b

Diffraction between paddles

 c

Constructive interference

 d

Destructive interference

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