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O-LevelPhysicsWaves5054/11 · May/June 2014 · Q231 Mark

Water waves refract at a boundary between deep water and shallow water. What is the effect on the frequency, wavelength and speed of the waves at the boundary?

Achanges changes stays the same
Bchanges stays the same stays the same
Cstays the same changes changes
Dstays the same stays the same changes

✓ Correct answer

C: stays the same changes changes

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Waves, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 23.

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