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What is the process called when deep water waves enter shallow water and the wave slows down and rotates toward being parallel with the shoreline?
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What process is termed When waves reach shallow water they are often bent and tend to become parallel to the shore?
refraction
Why do waves at the beach often strike parallel to the shore despite the fact that the wind is blowing the waves in at an angle?
There are many factors that determine the direction that waves take. Out in deep water, wind and surface currents affect the direction of waves. When you get closer to the coast the shape and contour of the earth's surface affects the wave's direction more.As a wave becomes shallow it slows down. If the wave is at an angle to the shallow part of the shore, the wave bends and becomes more parallel to the beach. Also most beaches are not actually straight, they curve so there are parts of the wave that are parallel to the shore.
Why do waves form breakers as they move from deep water into shallow water?
The waves start off tall, when the water gets shallow like it is near the shore the waves fall and break. waves breakdown because the floor becomes to shallow for the waves so the bottom of the wave hits the shallow floor and slows it down but the top part of the wave continues and falls because the bottom part is behind it.
Do wave crests bend as they move into shallow water?
I would say yes. As soon as the wave stops being a wave in shallow water then becomes a crest; bending.
How does the ocean waves change when it reaches shallow water?
The ocean wave will get smaller when it reaches shallow water. Waves will always be higher and faster when traveling through deep waters.
The is a shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline?
Contenental Shelf.
Is a shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline.?
Contenental Shelf.
What process is termed When waves reach shallow water they are often bent and tend to become parallel to the shore?
refraction
What is the shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline called?
It is called the continental shelf.
What is the term for the part of a continent that extends beyond the shoreline beneath relatievely shallow seawater?
Continental Shelves
Which rock was most likely formed from pebble sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline?
conglomerate
What is the process called when waves reach shallow water and are bent and tend to become parallel to the shore?
This is an example of refraction, as the waves are being turned from their original path. This can result in the formation of a longshore (parallel) current that flows seaward as a "rip tide."
What is the shallow ridge build by corals parallel to the coast known as?
A barrier reef.
Which rock was most likely formed from pebble-sized sediment deposited in shallow water at an ocean shoreline?
Sedimentary rock, possibly conglomerate.
What cities would have been on the shoreline of the gulf of Mexico during the upper Cretaceous?
Cities such as Atlanta, Decatur and Little Rock would have been at the shoreline of the shallow sea that eventually came to be the Gulf of Mexico. All cities and regions south of such cities would have been under the sea.
What habitat do fish like?
Fish live in a variety of habitats, and like to be in whatever habitat they are adapted to. These habitats include shallow ponds, lakes, rivers, shoreline, tidepools, deep ocean, midwater, reefs, etc.
How do disc brakes and drum brakes differ and how are they alike?
Wow, that's hard to explain without pictures. Disk brakes are plates or disks that rotate when the wheel rotates and in the direction the car is moving, to provide braking the outer edge of these plates are pinched by things called brake pads to stop their rotation. Drum brakes are harder to explain. A shallow hollow cylinder about a foot in diameter (called the drum), that's also in line with the wheel, rotates when the wheel rotates when the brakes are applied brake pads (called shoes) inside the rotating cylinder are pressed outward against the inner surface of the shallow cylinder. The picture above shows the shoes. The shallow cylinder/drum (not shown) covers these shoes.
