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there is several ways that waves can move. waves can move by wind. the energy passes to the water causing waves.
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Waves move because they are a movement of energy through a medium. The wave entails two parts, which are the crest and trough. The wavelength is the distance between two crest. The wave height is the distance between a crest and trough.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe water particles move in a circular motion. If you looked at a cross section of a wave moving to your right, the particles are moving in a clockwise direction. The particles don't really move with the wave, just in a circle.Source(s):
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∙ 13y agoWater particles (molecules) move transversely to the direction of propagation of the wave. That means that as the wave moves out across the water, which is its direction of propagation, the water molecules move up and down (transversely) to create the crests and troughs of the wave.
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∙ 13y agoIT flows all directions depending which way the wind is blowing and how hard its blowing
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∙ 9y agoThey simply do simple harmonic motion about its mean position
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∙ 16y agoBy the wind.
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∙ 11y agothey move by the ocean
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∙ 13y agosurface waves move up and down
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Sound waves cannot travel on the?
Sound waves cannot travel through vaccum.
What do electromagnetic waves need to travel?
Electromagnetic waves don't need anything to travel. This kind of waves does not need a medium to move through, therefore they can even travel through outer space.
Do radio waves need medium to travel?
light waves do not need a medium. Electromagnetic Waves (EM) do not need a medium. For example visible light, radio waves, microwaves, UV light and x-rays do not. These travel @ 300 million meters/sec in a vacuum.
Unlike mechanical waves waves do not require a medium to travel through.?
Electromagnetic
How do you know waves transfer energy in the direction of the travel of wave?
seismic waves travel in all directions. the reason we know is because of earthquakes.
Why do sound waves travel in waves?
Because they are waves, and waves travel that way.
Do waves travel faster than S waves?
no p waves travel faster than s waves
How do sound waves travel what do sound waves need in order to travel?
sound waves bounce off of walls. they need air to travel.
How are water waves different from electromagnetic waves?
electromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum while water waves travel in water.
What do shear waves travel through?
Shear waves travel through solids. They cannot travel through liquids and gasses (unlike compressive waves) and they can't travel through a vacuum (unlike electromagnetic waves).
What type of wave requires no medium to travel through?
Waves need not require medium to travel through. Only Mechanical waves like sound waves require medium to travel through. Electromagnetic waves travel in vaccum like light waves. Some waves transmitted in a medium due to disturbances in the medium .
What can sound waves not travel in?
sound waves can't travel in a vacuum (space)
What waves need a medium to travel in?
Mechanical waves need a medium to travel in
What are the waves that travel from the sun to earth?
Light waves travel from sun to the earth.
Do all waves travel through matter?
NO some waves like sound require matter to travel whereas light waves can travel in vacuum.
How do sound waves travel to a satellite?
Sound waves require a medium to travel through, and, since space is a vacuum, sound waves can't travel in it.
What are waves that travel through matter called?
The type of waves that travel through matter are Electromagnetic waves.
