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A piece of driftwood moves up and down as water waves pass beneath it. However, it does not move toward the shore with the waves. What does this demonstrate about the propagation of waves through a medium?
a. Waves transmit energy but not matter as they progress through a medium.
b. Waves transmit matter but not energy as they progress through a medium.
c. Waves do not transmit matter or energy as they progress through a medium.
d. Waves transmit energy as well as matter as they progress through a medium.

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TaylorBayley
A - Waves transmit energy but not matter as they progress through a medium

Water waves, whilst they may look like it, do not transfer mass (matter) through the medium. The particles stay roughly in the same position and move perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer. The energy transfer is acheived through the fact that they collide with one another, transferring the energy.