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sammy

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A wave travels an average distance of 6 m in 0.5 s. What is the wave's average velocity?
 
  A) less than 0.2 m/s
  B) 1 m/s
  C) 3 m/s
  D) 6 m/s
  E) more than 6 m/s

Question 2

A floating leaf oscillates up and down twice in 1 s as a water wave of wavelength 10 m passes by. What is the wave's speed?
 
  A) 2 m/s
  B) 10 m/s
  C) 20 m/s
  D) 40 m/s
  E) more than 40 m/s



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



sammy

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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