Answer:
c. Waves transfer energy, but not matter.
Step-by-step explanation:
When waves travel through water, why do the moving water particles continue to return to their starting position?
a. Waves transfer matter, but not energy.
b. Waves transfer both matter and energy.
c. Waves transfer energy, but not matter.
d. Waves don't transfer matter or energy.
A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.
When the waves travel through water, it is only transferring or transporting energy from what end of the water to the other.
The water itself has not moved or changed position, hence, water particles that rest on the water would merely go up and down as
the energy is being transferred and then returns to its original position.