Motion of Waves

The outermost covering or layer

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

Describes change in an object’s position with respect to time and in comparison to other objects.

A representation of something found in real life.

__________ creates most water waves as it travels across the surface of the water.

Objects deep in the ocean will move ________.

At the beach, objects in the water will move in the direction of the ______.

Waves travel at different speeds and directions. For example, sound waves travel _______ than light waves.

Imagine you are floating on a boat out in the deep ocean. Do the waves carry you back to the beach? Why or why not?

A beach ball is floating in the ocean. When the height of the ocean waves increases, what happens to the beach ball?