As waves pass by a duck floating on a lake, the duck bobs up and down but remains in essentially one place. explain why the duck is not carried along by the wave motion.

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Tyree Zamora

Physics

19 November, 10:52

As waves pass by a duck floating on a lake, the duck bobs up and down but remains in essentially one place. explain why the duck is not carried along by the wave motion.

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Zack Garner · Answer 1

The duck is not carried by the wave motion because Waves move energy through a medium but don't transfer particles. So when the waves pass by a duck floating on a lake, the duck just bobs up and down, but remains in its place.