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How does the wave transport water molecules from the source of the vibration?
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.
What sound does an ocean wave make?
As the water molecules from the ocean move in different ways, you can hear the various vibrations of soundwaves emitting from the friction of the molecules against themselves and the sand/rock/etc.
What is the medium through which an ocean wave will travel?
The medium of an ocean wave is water.
How do the molecules of water move in a ocean wave?
They move in ellipical circular motions. http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/dapontes/709772
Is an ocean wave mechanical wave?
Yes, an ocean wave is a mechanical wave, since the water is the medium of the wave.
What is moving in an ocean wave?
Momentum is being transferred, so momentum is moving. Water molecules follow a small more or less circular path in the deep ocean, with definite linear components as the wave comes ashore.
The movement of water molecules in a wave and wave movement?
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Describe water movement when a wave passes through it?
As an ocean wave passes, the water moves up and down in a circular pattern and returns to its original position.
The medium of an ocean wave is?
Water
Why is an ocean wave classified as a surface wave?
The energy moves, not the water
Why is a ocean wave classified as a surface wave?
The energy moves, not the water
In water waves water particles move in?
Water 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.
