Why does Energy move in waves?

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Why is it that most forms of Energy are transfered in waves? e.g. light, sound, and the ocean. I feel like it would make more sense for energy to travel in just one big wave.

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Ok, under that logic, if I shine a torch for 1 second compared to I shine a torch for 10 seconds, would the wavelength of the light be the same?

Visible light is characterised by a certain wavelength. Under your logic of travelling in one big wave, there would no longer be a constant wavelength.

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