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Which part of earth system interacts with the Hydrosphere to produce waves at the beach?

The atmosphere interacts with the hydrosphere to produce waves at the beach. Wind over the ocean's surface creates friction, transferring energy to the water which forms waves. The size and speed of the waves depend on the strength of the wind and the distance it travels across the ocean.


How do waves cause beach erosion?

Waves can cause beach erosion through the process of wave action, which involves the movement of water and sediments along the beach. Strong waves, especially during storms, can remove sand from the beach and pull it offshore. This can result in the gradual erosion of the beach as sand is carried away by the waves.


How do breaker waves impact coastal erosion and beach stability?

Breaker waves can increase coastal erosion and impact beach stability by carrying away sand and sediment from the shore. The force of the waves can also weaken the structure of the beach, leading to further erosion over time.


What do earthquakes produce that travel through Earth?

Earthquakes produce seismic waves that travel through the Earth's interior. There are two main types of seismic waves: P-waves (primary waves) and S-waves (secondary waves). These waves can be detected and studied to better understand the properties of the Earth's interior.


Which process occurs when ocean waves drop seashells on a beach?

This process is known as sedimentation. As waves break on the beach, they deposit seashells and other materials that they have picked up from the seabed. Over time, this accumulation of seashells forms deposits on the beach.

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What will Waves striking the beach will produce?

Longshore current


When waves from the southwest strike a beach that runs east and west the direction of the longshore current is?

Yes.


When waves from the southwest strike a beach that runs east and west the direction of the longshore current is likely to be toward the?

east.


Which part of earth system interacts with the Hydrosphere to produce waves at the beach?

The atmosphere interacts with the hydrosphere to produce waves at the beach. Wind over the ocean's surface creates friction, transferring energy to the water which forms waves. The size and speed of the waves depend on the strength of the wind and the distance it travels across the ocean.


When waves from the South West strike a beach that runs East and West the direction of the longshore current is likely to be toward the?

When waves from the South West strike a beach running East to West, the longshore current is likely to flow Eastward along the shore. This is because the waves will push the water along the coast in that direction due to the angle of wave approach and the prevailing wind direction causing the net movement of water along the shore to the East.


Waves that strike an object are called?

incident waves.


Does Jones beach have big waves?

yes it does have big waves and its a good beach


What kind of wave does the sun produce?

the sun produce ultraviolet rays which strike the earth surface.


When waves from the southwest strike a beach that runs east and west the direction of the long shore current will be?

The long shore current will typically flow parallel to the beach in a northeast or southeast direction following the direction of the incoming waves from the southwest. This current is generated as the waves push water along the shoreline, causing a movement of water in the same direction as the wave approach.


How big are the waves at presque isle beaches?

They are big depending on which beach you go to. If you want waves do NOT go to beach 10 or 11. Beach 3-8 have good waves.


How does am and FM station work?

Both AM and FM radio operate in signal waves. Picture a beach. The ocean waves on this beach come in very regularly at 1000 waves every hour exactly, and every wave is exactly 5 feet high. AM (Amplitude Modulation) and FM (Frequency Modulation) have something in common and something different. Can you guess what those things are? They're right in the names. They both have "modulation" in common. Modulation is, in a nutshell, a change. Our beach needs some sort of change in the waves to carry a message. A change is needed in order to produce a sound on a radio, and that change can be done in two different ways: Oo! Oo! Can I guess the first one? Amplitude! Amplitude is the height of our beach waves. On our beach, we notice that some of the waves are getting lower and higher than the 5 foot waves we are used to seeing. Some of them are tiny 6 inch waves and others are huge 20 foot monster waves. On an AM radio, tiny radio waves will produce a small sound and the high radio waves produce a loud sound. The waves always come in 1000 waves per hour (or frequency) on AM Beach, and a radio set to receive a certain station will pick up only a certain frequency of waves. Let's relax on FM beach. Again, normally we have exactly 1000 waves per hour and exactly 5 foot swells. Now we notice that the waves are coming in more frequently or less frequently than 1000 per hour. Sometimes 900 waves per hour and sometimes up to 1100 waves per hour. But the waves are always 5 feet tall. Now we've changed or modulated the frequency. A lower frequency will produce a small sound in FM radio, and a higher frequency will produce a louder sound. AM has the advantage of a larger transmission distance, and FM has the advantage of more clarity.


How do waves form a beach?

Waves form a beach by eroding (moving) and depositing (dropping off) sand at a shore repeatedly until it makes a beach.