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The buoy moves up and down as the water passes beneath it.
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How would you describe the motion of a buoy when a water wave passes?
It is a damped harmonic motion.
Describe motion of a water molecule on the surface of the ocean as a wave passes by?
it goes from crest to trough in a wave like motion. this is the right answer
Why does an ocean bouy bob up and down as a wave passes by?
Buoys float on the water. Waves are water moving. The moving water moves the floating buoy.
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.
Which kind of wave is a water wave?
A wave in a body of water is a traveling transverse wave because the motion of the medium (water) is perpendicular to the motion of the wave.
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.
When a wave passes a ship at sea how does the wave effect the ship?
the waves travel through water, but they do not carry the water with them. The ship moves up and down as the wave passes under it. The ship does not travel with the wave!
What part of the water is affected by a wave in deep water?
The water molecules of a deep-water wave move in a circular motion. The diameter of the motion decreases with the distance from the surface. The motion is felt down to a distance of approximately one wavelength, where the wave's energy becomes negligible.
Describe the motion of the inner tube as the waves passed by?
The inner tube will rise onto the wave and then drop down as the wave passes.
Why do waves move toward the shore but the leaf floating on the surface of the water does not?
The wave travels through the water without moving the water with it (the water moves but then as the wave passes the water moves back to where it was). The floating leaf stays with the water as the wave passes on its way to the shore.
Is water wave is a vibratory motion?
yes
What kind of motion does a wave produce?
water
