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O-LevelPhysicsWaves5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q181 Mark

A wave is travelling in water in a glass-sided tank. The diagram shows a side view of the wave at one instant. What are the amplitude and the wavelength of the wave?

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Aamplitude /cm: 4.0, wavelength /cm: 5.0

Bamplitude /cm: 4.0, wavelength /cm: 10

Camplitude /cm: 8.0, wavelength /cm: 5.0

Damplitude /cm: 8.0, wavelength /cm: 10

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B: amplitude /cm: 4.0, wavelength /cm: 10

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Topic: Waves, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 18.

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