See the diagram above. Which of the following is the best prediction of what would happen if you increased the distance in secti

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on 1 of the diagram?
A. Energy would decrease
B. The frequency would increase
C. The amplitude would decrease
D. The wavelength would decrease

1 answer:

Inessa [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-07T22:54:33+03:00

By the definition of wavelength, the answer is the letter D, the wavelength would decrease.

We can see in the diagram a wave motion.

A wave has some characteristics:

Has an amplitude, the distance from 0 to the crest (highest point in the y-direction, point (3) in the figure) it would see in the figure as (2)
Has wavelength, the distance between the crests.
Has a trough, the lowest point in the y-direction.

Now, if we increase the distance of the crests, by the definition shown above, we will increase the wavelength.

Therefore, the answer is letter D, the wavelength would increase.

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