Waves (Juno)
Okay, let's imagine that you are standing by a lake and you throw a pebble into the water. When the pebble hits the water, it creates ripples, which are like small waves that move away from where the pebble landed. These ripples are waves just like the ones we are going to talk about today.
Now imagine there's a guitar next to you and someone starts playing it. The soundwaves of the guitar travel through the air and into your ears, allowing you to hear the music. These soundwaves are also waves, just like the water ripples we talked about earlier.
Waves are simply a way that energy moves from one place to another without actually moving matter from one place to another. This means that the water ripples and the soundwaves from the guitar are both carrying energy from one place to another but they aren't actually moving any water or air molecules across the whole lake or room.
In space, there are also waves that carry energy. Juno, a spacecraft flying around Jupiter, has discovered that this massive planet has some of the most powerful waves in our solar system. These are called gravity waves and they are not to be confused with the gravity from Earth that holds us down!
Gravity waves are created by energy moving through Jupiter's atmosphere in a way that causes movement in the air molecules. This movement sends ripples of energy through the atmosphere which can be seen by Juno's sensitive instruments. They are called gravity waves because the energy that started them came from the gravity on Jupiter.
So to summarize, waves are just a way that energy moves without moving matter. We can observe waves in things like water ripples, soundwaves from music, and even gravity waves on Jupiter. Juno is a spacecraft that has discovered these powerful waves on Jupiter, which are called gravity waves because they are powered by the gravity on the giant planet.
Now imagine there's a guitar next to you and someone starts playing it. The soundwaves of the guitar travel through the air and into your ears, allowing you to hear the music. These soundwaves are also waves, just like the water ripples we talked about earlier.
Waves are simply a way that energy moves from one place to another without actually moving matter from one place to another. This means that the water ripples and the soundwaves from the guitar are both carrying energy from one place to another but they aren't actually moving any water or air molecules across the whole lake or room.
In space, there are also waves that carry energy. Juno, a spacecraft flying around Jupiter, has discovered that this massive planet has some of the most powerful waves in our solar system. These are called gravity waves and they are not to be confused with the gravity from Earth that holds us down!
Gravity waves are created by energy moving through Jupiter's atmosphere in a way that causes movement in the air molecules. This movement sends ripples of energy through the atmosphere which can be seen by Juno's sensitive instruments. They are called gravity waves because the energy that started them came from the gravity on Jupiter.
So to summarize, waves are just a way that energy moves without moving matter. We can observe waves in things like water ripples, soundwaves from music, and even gravity waves on Jupiter. Juno is a spacecraft that has discovered these powerful waves on Jupiter, which are called gravity waves because they are powered by the gravity on the giant planet.