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O-LevelPhysicsWaves5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2010 · Q211 Mark

In an experiment using a ripple tank, plane wavefronts arrive at a plane surface. Which row correctly describes the waves after they are reflected from the surface?

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Aspeed of waves faster, wavelength λ shorter
Bspeed of waves slower, wavelength λ shorter
Cspeed of waves the same, wavelength λ longer
Dspeed of waves the same, wavelength λ the same

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D: speed of waves the same, wavelength λ the same

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Waves, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2010 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 21.

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