Answer the following questions in the space provided. If you wish, you may draw

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Answer the following questions in the space provided. If you wish, you may draw and label diagrams to aid in giving your answers. Where indicated, you must show your calculations to receive full credit for a correct answer. (A) On the sine curve of the wave illustrated below, label the wave's crest, trough, amplitude and wavelength. (You only need to label one example of each.) (B) What is the amplitude of the wave in centimeters? (Use the ruler given in the study guide to answer this question.) (C) What is the wavelength of the wave in centimeters? (Use the ruler given in the study guide to answer this question.) (D) If this were a diagram of an ocean wave and a cork were placed on top of one of the wave's crest, what would happen to the cork? (What motion would it have?) (A) What causes a standing wave?

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26) [D]. The cork will undergo simple harminic motion

27) A standing wave or a stationary wave is formed when two waves with same frequency and moving in opposite direction interfere with each other

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