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The waves get angry when they see people swimming in the water so they grow bigger and bigger to kill them.
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What is that it gets stronger as you get closer to it?
sound wave amplitude is one example
The interference in which waves combine and the resulting wave gets bigger?
Constructive Interference
what wave refracts?
an ocean wave approaching the shore at an angle
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.
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.
Seismic sea wave becomes more dangerous as it gets closer to shore and can be very destructive?
Tsunami
What causes breakers to form?
When the wave approach the coastline, the height of the wave changes because of the density in the water between the top of the breaker and the sand .So when the wave gets closer to the shore it gets smaller in till it tumbles over.
What is that it gets stronger as you get closer to it?
sound wave amplitude is one example
Why do waves increase in height as they reach the shore?
There is a circular current inside the waves and as they come closer to the shore the previous wave is pulled up into it and this gives the initial wave more height because they are now fused.
How do you think the wave from a loud sound compares to the wave from a soft sound?
The amplitude (The height of the wave) of the wave increases as the sound gets louder.
Why did the tsunami get bigger as it approached land?
When the waves come closer to the land they rub against the sea floor, and friction causes the waves to slow down and build up from behind creating huge piles of water to crash on the land A tsunami spreads out from an earthquake's epicenter and speeds across the ocean. In the open ocean, the height of the wave is low. As a tsunami approaches shallow water, the wave grows into a mountain of water.
Why do waves take you into the ocean?
because when a wave breaks onto the shore it gets sucked back into the ocean where the wind will turn it into a new wave, or swell.
The interference in which waves combine and the resulting wave gets bigger?
Constructive Interference
What is a tsunami caused by?
A tsunami is caused by two plates of the earth colliding and rubbing together and building up pressure that eventually bursts to create a wave. there are multiple waves.The wave is really long offshore but when it gets closer to the coast line, it gets bigger. the top is thinner then the bottom. once its up there, its being supported by gravity.
How are large waves created near shore?
The large water waves created near the land's shore are caused from fast moving, but small-amplitude waves created deeper in the ocean. Conceptually, the velocity of a water wave in deep water is dependent on its wavelength. As the wave nears the shore, its wavelength gets smaller and smaller, therefore its velocity gets slower and slower. Well, a wave's velocity multiplied by its energy density is a constant, so if the velocity of a water wave gets smaller, its energy density must get larger. This increase of energy density is seen as an increase in the height of the wave.
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.
