Asked by tomdaya

Two students hold the ends of a jump rope. One student moves the jump rope up and down, making a wave. Then, the student moves it faster. Which quantity of the wave will increase?(1 point)
Responses

speed
speed

amplitude
amplitude

frequency
frequency

wavelength
wavelength

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
frequency

Moving your hand faster increases how many waves are produced per second (frequency). The wave speed depends on the rope's tension and mass per length (not the hand speed), and wavelength would decrease if speed stays the same.