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

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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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Rudiy27 · Answer 1 · 2022-03-28T17:05:26+03:00

Rudiy273 years ago

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The duck is not carried by the wave motion because <span>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.</span>