Question
a wave transports _____ but not ______
Answers
GPT-5 mini
A wave transports energy but not matter.
Explanation: in most waves (e.g., sound, light, water waves) the medium's particles oscillate around an equilibrium and don't travel with the wave, so energy (and sometimes momentum/information) moves while the material itself does not.
Explanation: in most waves (e.g., sound, light, water waves) the medium's particles oscillate around an equilibrium and don't travel with the wave, so energy (and sometimes momentum/information) moves while the material itself does not.