Standard: Students will recognize that waves such as electromagnetic, sound, seismic, and water have common characteristics and unique properties.

We studied what energy is, what forms it can take, and what sources we get it from; now we will study how it moves from place to place. Energy moves through waves, which are simply a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place. The type of wave and the properties of this wave determines how the energy interacts with the environment; which also determines how we perceive this energy. It is the difference between red and blue; the difference between a soft sound or a loud sound. As we continue to look at the world around us and identify opportunities for energy to move through many systems, I encourage you to think about how you are absorbing the energy and what that means for the waves.