.As a wave travels down a spring, the amplitude slowly decreases. Why does  this occur?  
A. The law of conservation of energy does not apply to waves.  B. The energy is spread out along the entire length of the spring.  C. The wave slows down as it travels along the spring.  
D. Some energy is lost due to friction as the particles in the spring  rub against each other.  
E. all of the above

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D. Some energy is lost due to friction as the particles in the spring  rub against each other.

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