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because the water gets deeper. so the swells in the ocean are more frequent but smaller since theres more water
Sherwood Ritchie
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∙ 12y agoAs a wave approaches shallow water, the energy from the frequency of the wave which is moving the particles up and down, are moving up and down more quickly than in deep water. Thus causing the effect of more energy being dissapated to amplitude (up and down), rather than to wavelength (left to right).
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∙ 13y agoWhen the wind gets lighter a wave begins to slow down
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What happens when a deep-water wave strikes the bottom of the ocean?
waves get slower and higher then they break
What wave is similar to an ocean's wave?
A sound wave
What causes tsunami and earthquakes in Japan?
Earthquakes in Japan are caused by the movement of tectonic plates. A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor which can be triggered by earthquakes.
What is a large wave created by an earthquake on the ocean floor?
A tsunami is an ocean wave caused by an earthquake.It is not a tidal wave.
Why is an ocean wave classified as a surface wave?
The energy moves, not the water
Does friction with the ocean bottom cause wave to speed up or slow down?
Slow down. The extra energy is absorbed, by increasing the height of the wave as well. This is the mechanism of the Tsunami.
What cased the tsunamki?
Tsunamis are usually caused by under-sea earthquakes. The shift in the ocean floor moves vast amounts of water, causing a wave. As the wave nears land, the gradual slope of the coastline causes the front of the wave to slow down, while the back of the wave continues at the the same speed. This causes the wave to 'rear up' to great height.
What does friction between the ocean floor and the water cause the waves to do?
It causes their bases to slow so that the wave height builds.
How is the temperature created?
The temperature is created by a heat wave passing by underground.When a heat wave i passing at a slow pace it is cooled down which creates a low temperature when it is going very very slow it causes freezing temperatures.
How is temperature created?
The temperature is created by a heat wave passing by underground.When a heat wave i passing at a slow pace it is cooled down which creates a low temperature when it is going very very slow it causes freezing temperatures.
What happens when a deep-water wave strikes the bottom of the ocean?
waves get slower and higher then they break
How does the wavelength of a wave change when the wave slows down but its frequency doesn't?
Wavelength and frequency are locked together in an inverse proportionality. If the frequency of a wave is constant, the wavelength of the wave will be constant. Increase one and the other decreases. Decrease one and the other increases. That said, let's look at the dynamics of a tsunami, which may be the general direction in which this was heading. In a tsunami, the wave moves very quickly in the open ocean, and it has a long wavelength. As it closes on shore, the leading edge of the wave slows down as the sea bottom "rises up" to meet the wave. As the leading edge of the wave continues to slow down, the "rest of the wave" begins to "catch up" with the wave front. This causes the wave to build; its height will increase. The actual wavelength is decreasing (and its frequency will be increasing), and the wave continues to slow down. Higher and higher it will build, and then it will break on the shore and carry inland.
How the wavelength of a wave changes when the wave slows down but it's frequency doesn't change?
Wavelength and frequency are locked together in an inverse proportionality. If the frequency of a wave is constant, the wavelength of the wave will be constant. Increase one and the other decreases. Decrease one and the other increases. That said, let's look at the dynamics of a tsunami, which may be the general direction in which this was heading. In a tsunami, the wave moves very quickly in the open ocean, and it has a long wavelength. As it closes on shore, the leading edge of the wave slows down as the sea bottom "rises up" to meet the wave. As the leading edge of the wave continues to slow down, the "rest of the wave" begins to "catch up" with the wave front. This causes the wave to build; its height will increase. The actual wavelength is decreasing (and its frequency will be increasing), and the wave continues to slow down. Higher and higher it will build, and then it will break on the shore and carry inland.
What causes a breaking wave?
Waves out in the ocean don't break because they are in deep water, waves break when they reach shallower water and so the bottom of the wave catches on the bottom and causes a bit of friction which slows the wave down and cause it to fall over itself, which is breaking
What is a powerful ocean wave that causes great destruction?
A tsunami
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.
