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An ocean wave has a wavelength of 8 meters and wave period of 4 seconds. what is the wave speed? A. 2 m/s B. 4 m/s C. 12m/s D. 32 m/s

An ocean wave has a wavelength of 8 meters and wave period of 4 seconds. what is the wave speed? A. 2 m/s B. 4 m/s C. 12m/s D. 32 m/s
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an ocean wave has a wavelength of 8 meters and wave period of 4 seconds. what is the wave speed? A. 2 m/s B. 4 m/s C. 12m/s D. 32 m/s

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The answer is A) 2 m/s because to calculate the speed, you do distance divided by time. This means that 8/4 = 2.
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