Consider a two-slit interference experiment like the one shown in figure Q3.7b. The distance between adjacent bright spots in the interference pattern on the screen (A) increases, (B) decreases, or (C) remains the same if, (a) The wavelength of the light increases.

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same


A. increases

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The Greenland ice sheet can be one km thick. Estimate the pressure underneath the ice where it is 0.80 km deep. (The density of ice is 918 kg/m3.)

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Which shape best describes how stars look when seen through a telescope?

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