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Q: What is it called when big waves turn into foam when the reach the shore?
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What is the name of big waves that turn into foam when they reach the shore?

u call them turds


How is sea foam created on beaches?

How is sea foam created on beaches? It is created when small plankton and other bacterial life forms get pushed together from the ocean waves and wash up on shore as bubbles because of the constant churning.


Why cant sound waves travel through foam?

Because sound waves carry energy particles called clots and clots are too large to pass through the low density material as foam


What are big waves that turn into foam when they reach the shore called?

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Why do we see the surf only when the sea water reaches the shore or the waves break at the coast though the sea water is almost colorless?

When waves break they tend to trap air bubbles and form a short-lived foam. These bubbles reflect light and therefore be seen. This applies on open sea and not just at shore or coastline.


Is White foam from the waves is a mixture?

no


Blue waves whitened on a cliff in poem barter by sara teasdale?

I think it's just part of what Sara Teasdale is trying to make us picture about everything lovely. The "Blue waves whitened on a cliff" is just describing how waves turn into white foam when they hit the cliffs just like waves do when they hit the shore.


What elements are in the white foam in waves?

The only time I saw white foam in waves was when I went on a trip to Spain and my friend ejaculated into the water.


What is an observer in sound waves?

Polyurethane Foam


Is White foam in waves a mixture?

yes it is


How are sound waves blocked?

Acoustic foam is AA kind of foam designed to block sound


Is white foam in the waves a liquid gas or solid?

The white foam is a mixture of a liquid and gasses.