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How does the wave transport water molecules from the source of the vibration?
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∙ 9y ago
It generally doesn't - only energy is propagated, not matter.
Yea, they told me that, but I got wet. The water doesn't travel as much as the energy in a compressive wave. But an ocean water wave, especially near shore, looks a lot like a transverse wave.
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∙ 9y ago
When a wave travels through water, it causes the water molecules to move in a circular motion in the direction of the wave propagation. This circular motion transfers energy from molecule to molecule as the wave passes by, eventually carrying the water molecules along with it. This is how water molecules are transported from the source of the vibration by the wave.
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