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What happens when a sound wave moves from water to air?

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Answer:

IT SLOWS DOWN.

Step-by-step explanation:

Got it right on the marine science test. Watch how the question is worded from water to air it slows. Air to water has the opposite effect

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This is what happens when waves get reflected at a boundary, say between air and water: Notice how the reflection and transmission occurs at the boundary: the displacement of the wave is the same on the left and right. It's continuous at the boundary.
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