A student attaches one end of a Slinky to the top of a

Chapter 11, Problem 14MCQ

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Problem 14MCQ

A student attaches one end of a Slinky to the top of a table. She holds the other end in her hand, stretches it to a length , and then moves it back and forth to send a wave down the Slinky. If she next moves her hand faster while keeping the length of the Slinky the same, how does the wavelength down the Slinky change?

(a) It increases.

(b) It stays the same.

(c) It decreases.

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