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Question 27

Geophysicists use low-frequency acoustic transmitters to study tectonic activity beneath the ocean floor. In seawater, where the speed of sound is 1500 m s-1, one of these transmitters emits a continuous, sinusoidal acoustic wave.

Which of the following wavelengths of this wave in seawater would classify it as infrasound?

A

7.5 mm7.5\text{ mm}7.5 mm

B

75 cm75\text{ cm}75 cm

C

7.5 m7.5\text{ m}7.5 m

D

120 m120\text{ m}120 m

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