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If the wavelength of a wave stays the same, what happens when the wave period increases?

a. increase in wave speed

c. decrease in wave speed

b. increase in wave height

d. decrease in wave height

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Answer:C. It decreases in wave speed.

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C. It decreases in wave speed.

Period of a wave is the time needed for one complete cycle of vibration to pass a given point. Frequency and period have a reciprocal relationship. Frequency can be similarly thought of as speed of a wave.
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