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| Q. |
When a pebble is dropped into a pond of still water, what happens? |
| A. | particles move |
| B. | waves move |
| C. | the pebble moves |
| D. | water moves |
| Answer» B. waves move | |
| Explanation: when a pebble is thrown in still water, a circular pattern of alternate crests spread out. the kinetic energy makes the particles to oscillate which comes in contact with it. the energy gets transferred to the particles of the next layer which also begins to oscillate. thus it is the disturbance or waves that move forward and not the particles of the medium. | |
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