Part a  Polarization is a property ofA) longitudinal waves. B) transverse waves.C) both D) Neither  part b  A floating leaf oscillates up and down four complete cycles two-thirds of a second as a water wave passes by. What is the wave's frequency?A) 0.5 Hz B) 1 Hz  C) 3 Hz D) 6 Hz E) 2 Hz Part c  Without air resistance, a projectile fired horizontally at 8 km/s from a mountaintop willA) return to its starting position and repeat its falling behavior.B) accelerate downward at g as it moves horizontally.C) trace a curve that matches Earth's curvature.D) all the above.E) none of the above. part d A wave having a frequency of 1000 Hz vibrates atA) 1000 cycles per second.B) less than 1000 cycles per second.C) more than 1000 cycles per second

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Part a 

Polarization is a property of
A) longitudinal waves.

B) transverse waves.
C) both

D) Neither 

part b 

A floating leaf oscillates up and down four complete cycles two-thirds of a second as a water wave passes by. What is the wave's frequency?
A) 0.5

Hz B) 1 Hz 

C) 3 Hz

D) 6 Hz

E) 2 Hz

Part c 

Without air resistance, a projectile fired horizontally at 8 km/s from a mountaintop will
A) return to its starting position and repeat its falling behavior.
B) accelerate downward at g as it moves horizontally.
C) trace a curve that matches Earth's curvature.
D) all the above.
E) none of the above.

part d

A wave having a frequency of 1000 Hz vibrates at
A) 1000 cycles per second.
B) less than 1000 cycles per second.
C) more than 1000 cycles per second

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