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Have compressional waves crests and troughs?
Yes.
What are ocean breakers?
Large waves - the sort surfers like in Hawaii.
What do you call a group of surfers?
a group of surfers in a small area of water, waiting for the waves, or a group of surfers that know each other is called a surf pack, but when they are localists, meaning they are very mean to outsiders, they are a surf gang.
How does refraction cause wave crests to move when the waves approach the shore?
nearly parallel to the shoreline
At what depth do waves break?
When the depth is less than 1/2 a wave height, the wave crests fall forward, forming surf. It is said to Break.
What are wave crests?
The top of the waves.
What is it called when waves travel through each other and the crests overlap with crests and troughs over lap with troughs?
Standing Waves.
Do x rays have crests and troughs?
yes because all waves have crests and troughs.
Have compressional waves crests and troughs?
Yes.
What type of waves do surfers look for?
waves with alot of ocean tides
What are the distance between the crests of waves called?
Wavelength.
What is the peak of a sand dune?
Waves of sand, like waves of water, can be said to have crests.
In what ways are sound waves like ocean waves?
Sound waves are like ocean waves because it resembles an ocean wave with crests (peak) and troughs (valleys). The crests indicate regions of high pressure and the troughs, low pressure.
Are compressions and rarefactions characteristics of transverse waves?
Transverse waves have crests and troughs. Longitudinal waves have compressions and rarefactions.
How far out do surfers go?
Anywhere there are waves... ANYWHERE
Do surfers use swash waves for surfing?
yes they do
What is the distance between two crests is a waves?
The wave length.
