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True or False: Waves transfer energy, not matter.
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Waves carry energy (and information) through oscillations of the medium or field; the individual particles of the medium generally oscillate about an equilibrium position rather than being transported long distances. Example: water particles in an ocean wave move in roughly circular paths while the wave energy travels across the water. (Note: some net transport can occur in real fluids—e.g., Stokes drift or wave-driven currents—but the basic principle is that waves transmit energy, not bulk matter.)
Waves carry energy (and information) through oscillations of the medium or field; the individual particles of the medium generally oscillate about an equilibrium position rather than being transported long distances. Example: water particles in an ocean wave move in roughly circular paths while the wave energy travels across the water. (Note: some net transport can occur in real fluids—e.g., Stokes drift or wave-driven currents—but the basic principle is that waves transmit energy, not bulk matter.)
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