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Waves & How They Move
Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength, and understand that waves can cause objects to move
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Question 1 of 3
Which change to a water wave will most likely make a floating leaf move farther across the pond?
Question 2 of 3
When a student shakes a slinky, the wave they see has crests that are 10 cm apart and each crest rises 3 cm above the slinky’s middle line. Which statement correctly describes the wave’s amplitude and wavelength?
Question 3 of 3
A small leaf is floating on water. Which wave will make the leaf rise the highest above the water surface?
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