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The Sun and the Moon gravitational pull on the earth causes high and low tides which give the ocean waves their energy.
Ocean waves get their energy from wind blowing across the surface of the water. When the wind contacts the water, some of its energy is transferred.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoSurface waves, like water, are mainly created by wind blowing over it. Storms can produce large waves usually because of wind and low or changing barometric pressures. Although, disturbances like earthquakes can create waves too.
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∙ 15y agowaves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to vibrate.
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∙ 13y agothey get it from the hydro/water energy
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∙ 11y ago-- Wind
-- Tidal force
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How does the energy from an earth quake reach the surface of earth?
It travels through the ground.
All waves carry energy away from what?
surface
How does the energy from an earthquake reach the surface earth?
in the form of body waves known as p (compressional waves) and s waves (shear waves). the energy of the earth quake also produces surface waves which have long amplitudes and short frequencies causing them to be extremely destructive
Which are more destructive body waves or surface waves?
Surface waves.
WHAT FORMS WHEN WINDS BLOW ACROSS THE WATERS SURFACE TRANSFERRING THEIR ENERGY TO THE WATER?
Waves are formed.
How does energy from earthquake reach earth surface?
energy reachs earth surface through seismic waves: P waves S waves and Surface waves
Why are Love waves and Rayleigh waves more destructive than P-waves and S-waves?
Love and Rayleigh waves are also known as surface waves as they travel along the surface of the earth. As the earth's surface is a free boundary, these surface waves have a larger amplitude than P and S (or body waves)which travel through the earth's interior. The amplitude of a wave is related to the amount of energy it has, where high amplitude waves have more energy! This means that the high amplitude high energy surface waves are capable of transferring more energy into structures or other objects on the surface and so can do more damage.
How does the energy from an earth quake reach the surface of earth?
It travels through the ground.
Is when a waves energy is lost to a surface making the waves weaker?
Absorption
When a waves energy is lost to a surface making the waves weaker?
Absorption
How does from an earthquake reach Earth's surface?
energy reachs earth surface through seismic waves: P waves S waves and Surface waves
All waves carry energy away from what?
surface
Where is the energy from ocean waves the strongest?
At the waters surface
Where is wave energy fund and why?
Wherever there are waves ... or the surface of the sea.
What are waves of energy released by movements of rock under the earth's surface?
These are known as seismic waves.
How does the energy from an earthquake reach the surface earth?
in the form of body waves known as p (compressional waves) and s waves (shear waves). the energy of the earth quake also produces surface waves which have long amplitudes and short frequencies causing them to be extremely destructive
When waves energy is lost to a surface making waves weaker what is it called?
Absorption
