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A student moves the end of a compressed coiled spring up and down to demonstrate wave motion. She then moves the compressed coiled spring faster but keeps everything else the same. Which characteristic will increase?(1 point)
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wavelength
wavelength
frequency
frequency
crest
crest
amplitude
amplitude
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Frequency.
Moving the end faster increases the number of oscillations per second (cycles per second), so the wave's frequency increases. Amplitude (the size of the displacement) was kept the same; wavelength would only change if wave speed changed.
Moving the end faster increases the number of oscillations per second (cycles per second), so the wave's frequency increases. Amplitude (the size of the displacement) was kept the same; wavelength would only change if wave speed changed.
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