A wave can move energy and not matter because a wave is not matter itself. A wave is a part of the electromegnetic spectrum (e.g. Gamma waves, x-rays, visible light, UV, Infrared, microwaves and radiowaves) and is not something that has a weight. By that i mean it is not composed of atoms which contain neutrons, protons and electrons for example. These three can all collide against other particles and therefore move them. Waves are not made up of particles.
By creating a magnetic wave, which creates an electric wave, which creates a magnetic wave, which creates an electric wave, which creates a magnetic wave, which creates an electric wave, which creates a magnetic wave, which creates an electric wave, which creates a magnetic wave, which creates an electric wave.
It may be better to consider that a wave 'IS' rather than 'carries' energy, as a fluctuation which has an action on matter with which it couples (i.e. atomic scattering). A wave may also be considered to be made up of photons, and photons made up of 'spin' or fluctuations we call waves. Duality has been recently re-confirmed, but understanding is very poor as current theory does not allow any 'medium' which can then fluctuate.
we mistakenly call it a wave because the path taken by the particles looks like a wave from the side. (from the front it looks like a circle or ellipse)
The energy is being transported. In the case of a light wave, it is electromagnetic energy. In the case of a sound wave, it is sound energy. (The matter is not being transported, only the energy.)
A wave does not transport energy and matter.
it is energy
The matter transfers the energy, it does not move very far. It circles at approximately the same spot as the wave energy passes.
That is basically the description of a WAVE.
The matter transfers the energy, it does not move very far. It circles at approximately the same spot as the wave energy passes.
No, they do not. A wave transfers energy but the matter does not move forward with the wave.
The energy is being transported. In the case of a light wave, it is electromagnetic energy. In the case of a sound wave, it is sound energy. (The matter is not being transported, only the energy.)
A wave does not transport energy and matter.
it is energy
compressional wave
Matter vibrates in the same direction as the wave is traveling
transverse wave
A longitudinal wave.
The matter transfers the energy, it does not move very far. It circles at approximately the same spot as the wave energy passes.
No, sound wave is translating wave of the matter. The solar energy is the wave carried by photon which is an energy (non-matter). There is no way a sound wave would be carried in the stream of photon.
That is basically the description of a WAVE.