Question

Identify situations where waves transfer energy

Answer 1

Waves can transfer energy over distance without moving matter the entire distance. For example, an ocean wave can travel many kilometers without the water itself moving many kilometers. The water moves up and down—a motion known as a disturbance. It is the disturbance that travels in a wave, transferring energy.

Answer 2

All waves transfer energy. Always.

-- sound waves

-- Slinky waves

-- ocean waves

-- radio waves

-- light waves

-- heat waves

-- seismic waves

-- brain waves

-- peristaltic waves

-- gravity waves