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What is a bow wave?

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How does the V shape of a bow wave depend on the speed of the wave source?

A bow wave refers to a wave or system of waves set up at the bows of a moving ship. The V shape of a bow wave is formed because the wave source is moving much faster than the wave itself.


Distinguish between a bow wave and a shock wave?

A bow wave is produced by overlapping circles that form a V, a shock wave is produced by overlapping spheres that form a cone.


What is the rising water on a ship's bow called?

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What is the water called at the front of ship?

Possibly you mean the 'bow wave' - the frothy water thrown up at the bow (front) of the ship.


How does the speed of a wave source and the speed of waves themselves compare when a bow wave is being produced?

A bow wave is produced when the speed of the source exceeds the natural speed of surface waves in the medium (water). This effect is characterised by the disturbance spreading out in a 'V' formation behind the boat.


Why is a bow wave produced when a wave source moves?

Like the Doppler effect, the source of the waves is moving, this time in the same direction as the wave front and therefore catching up to the waves that were produced earlier, resulting in a bunching up effect of waves in front of the source and a spreading out of wave fronts behind the source. Does this look like a bow to you>


Which produce a wider bow wave- a slow boat or fast boat?

Slow boat.


What can you say about the speed of a boat that makes a bow wave?

that the object moves faster than the speed of the waves


What is the purpose of bulbous bow on the ships?

To reduce wave drag on a ship at sea & to save on fuel costs.


How do you greet someone in China if you don't speak their language?

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How fast must a boat move to produce a bow wave?

The boat must be going faster then the waves it is creating


How can a wave or bow in the folded fiberglass mat be corrected?

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