When light passes from air into water, the frequency of the light remains the same. What happens to the speed? And the wavelength of light as it crosses the boundary in going from air into water? Speed Wavelength A. Increases Remains the same B. Remains the same Decreases C. Remains the same remains the same D. Decreases Increases E. Decreases Decreases

When light passes from air into water, the frequency of the light remains  the same. What happens to the speed? And the wavelength of light as it  crosses the boundary in going from air into water?
Speed Wavelength
A. Increases Remains the same  
B. Remains the same Decreases  
C. Remains the same remains the same  
D. Decreases Increases  
E. Decreases Decreases
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E. Decreases Decreases
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