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A rip current is when a tide cannot escape directly, maybe because it is trapped in front of a reef, sandbank or something. When the water finds an exit point, it all rushes out at top speed, therefore sending whatever is in the water at the time out to see.
Meanwhile, a longshore current is when something ( the wind ) is angling the water's course as it heads towards the shore, therefore creating a current running parallel to the beach. Longshore.
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What happens as a current flows through a parallel circuit?
if the circuit is a series circuit (all loads wired in a single line , one after the other ) then the current will be the same in any part of the circuit . if there are several different paths for the current to take , then each path will carry a different percentage of the total current . when each of these different current values are added together , they will equal the total supplied current.
How will amps and current differ in a series if you get resistors with different resistance?
-- "Amps" and "current" are the same thing. Electric current is measured in units of Amperes. -- The current is always the same at every point in a series circuit, no matter how many resistors of the same or different values are in the circuit.
Use Ohm's Law and explain how 2 circuits have the same current but different resistance?
As we know V=IR, by changing the voltages in the two different circuits, we can maintain the same current even we have different resistance.
What is unilateral network?
the network having different relation betwwen voltage and current for two possible direction of current.
What causes varying light bulb intensities on same circuit?
For a series circuit... Each bulb has different impedance (ohms) resulting in a different voltage drop across each. Remember Kirchoff's Current Law: The current at each point in a series circuit is the same. That same current, multiplied by the different voltage drops results in different powers (watts = amps * volts) for each bulb. For a parallel circuit. Again, each bulb still has different impedance. This time, the voltage drop is the same (Kirchoff's Voltage Law) but the current in each bulb is different. Same situation - different power in each bulb.
How are undertow and long-shore current different?
the water du
What pattern does a longshore current make?
what pattern does a longshore current make?
What is a stream of water that flows parallel to a coast?
longshore current
What is a longshore current?
Longshore current, sometimes called longshore drift, is an ocean current that flows parallel to and close to the shore. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article.
What is the difference between longshore drift and longshore current?
Current is with water and drift is moving sediments in the current
What kinds of landforms do longshore drift and longshore currents produce?
what is a current
What kinds of landforms do longshore currents and longshore drift produce?
what is a current
What kind of landforms do longshore drift and longshore currents produce?
what is a current
What is the process by which beach sediment moves down the beach with the current?
the process in which beach sediment move down a beach with the current
What is an undertow?
A undertow is a type of current in the ocean. It is caused by waves breaking against the beach.
Is longshore drift the cause or the effect of a longshore?
Longshore drift is the effect of longshore current because the water moves a certain way and causes the sand to take shape.
What is a organism for longshore current?
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