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A student says that the two terms speed and frequency of the wave refer to the same thing. What is your response?

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Answer:

He is wrong!

Step-by-step explanation:

Frequency refers to how many wave lengths pass in a second and speed is how fast the wave is traveling for example the speed of light goes really fast but has a mid-level frequency.

Hope this helps! ;-)

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