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what wave refracts?
an ocean wave approaching the shore at an angle
How do you find wave speed?
To estimate the speed of a wave, a person can estimate the distance the wave is from shore and then time how long the wave takes to reach the shore. For example, if a wave is one mile out and it takes one minute to reach shore, the wave is traveling at 60 miles per hour.
What is the turning back or turning aside of any wave when it hits an obstacle?
The turning back or aside of any wave when it hits something is called a reflection.
What is it called when the bending of a light wave slows down after it hits a medium called?
refraction
As a wave nears shore the wave height increases and the wavelength .?
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When do breakers form?
Breakers form when the trough (or wave) hits the bottom and rises toward the shore, the crest falls, then the wave breaks up.
When a tsunami hits the shore it can be very destructive because of its?
Wave height, ocean motion chapter in science text
How does the speed of the tsunami wave change as it approaches the shore?
The wave would slow down as it approaches the shore.
How does the speed of tsunami wave change as it approaches the shore?
The wave would slow down as it approaches the shore.
How do rocky shore creatures react to the wave actions?
fish on the rocky shore depend on the wave action for nutrients
What happens when waves hit rocks along the coastline?
The reaction force when a wave hits a rocky shore is easily visible when the wave breaks up and some of its water is pushed back.
what wave refracts?
an ocean wave approaching the shore at an angle
What wave has peaks and valleys?
All of them. Electromagnetic, sound, even a water wave until it hits shore.
How do you find wave speed?
To estimate the speed of a wave, a person can estimate the distance the wave is from shore and then time how long the wave takes to reach the shore. For example, if a wave is one mile out and it takes one minute to reach shore, the wave is traveling at 60 miles per hour.
What is the turning back or turning aside of any wave when it hits an obstacle?
The turning back or aside of any wave when it hits something is called a reflection.
What is it called when the bending of a light wave slows down after it hits a medium called?
refraction
What effect does waves and currents have on shorelines?
wave direction at sea is determined by the wind,waves usually roll toward shore at an angle.But as thhey touch bottom,the shallower water slows the shoreward side of the wave first.The rows of waves gradually turn and become more nearly parallel to the shore.
