Defend or refute A pebbled is gently dropped into a pond and the ripple grows outward. A second pebbled is thrown hard in the same spot and the new ripple travels faster than the first ripple.

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A pebbled is gently dropped into a pond and the ripple grows outward. A second pebbled is thrown hard in the same spot and the new ripple travels faster than the first ripple.

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