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What happens when a wave moves through the water?
When a wave moves through water, the water particles move in a circular motion within the wave. As the wave passes, the water particles oscillate up and down, transferring energy but not water along with the wave's direction.
What moves forward in a water wave?
In a water wave, it is the energy that moves forward, causing the water molecules to oscillate in a circular motion. This energy is transmitted through the water but the water molecules themselves do not travel long distances.
A wave in witch matter moves back and forth in the direction of the wave?
This describes a mechanical wave, where matter oscillates in the same direction as the wave propagation. An example of this is a water wave as the water moves up and down in the direction of the wave.
Each particle of water in an ocean wave moves in a what?
Circular motion. Each water particle in an ocean wave moves in a circular path as the energy from the wave passes through.
What is the medium through which a water wave in the ocean moves?
The water. More precisely, the water-air surface.
What happens when a wave moves through the water?
When a wave moves through water, the water particles move in a circular motion within the wave. As the wave passes, the water particles oscillate up and down, transferring energy but not water along with the wave's direction.
What moves forward in a water wave?
In a water wave, it is the energy that moves forward, causing the water molecules to oscillate in a circular motion. This energy is transmitted through the water but the water molecules themselves do not travel long distances.
A wave in witch matter moves back and forth in the direction of the wave?
This describes a mechanical wave, where matter oscillates in the same direction as the wave propagation. An example of this is a water wave as the water moves up and down in the direction of the wave.
Why is an ocean wave classified as a surface wave?
The energy moves, not the water
Each particle of water in an ocean wave moves in a what?
Circular motion. Each water particle in an ocean wave moves in a circular path as the energy from the wave passes through.
What is the medium through which a water wave in the ocean moves?
The water. More precisely, the water-air surface.
Why doesn't a duck move when a wave passes under it?
That's because the water doesn't move, either. The water moves back and forth slightly, as a result of the wave; the wave energy moves on, WITHOUT taking the water with it. The wave is not a current.
What moves instead of the water in the wave?
In a wave, it is the energy that moves through the water, not the water itself. As the wave travels through the water, the individual water molecules move in a circular motion, transferring energy from one molecule to the next. The water itself does not actually travel with the wave, but instead oscillates in place.
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.
How both a wave's energy and the water in a wave move?
Ocean water within a wave moves in a circular motion in open water. As the wave approaches the shore, the water becomes shallow and the bottom.
What happens to a wave as it moves into shallow water?
As a wave moves into shallow water, its speed decreases while its height increases. This is because the wave encounters the ocean floor, causing the wave to drag and become compressed. Ultimately, the wave may break or collapse as it approaches the shoreline.
What type wave matter moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
Water moves up and down as the wave moves horizontally. The website below has examples of transverse waves.
