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Wave Rock, in Western Australia, was believed to have been formed by the combination of chemical weathering in the subsurface, before Wave Rock was even fully exposed, together with gradual fluvial erosion of the softer granite beneath the upper surface.
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∙ 13y agoWaves are formed in three ways, gravity, wind and earthquakes. Gravity is responsible for the high and low tides. High tide is when the water is the deepest and low tide is when the water is most shallow. The rise and fall of the water level causes waves to form.
The second cause of waves is wind. The wind can be light and only cause small waves. These waves can be as tiny as ripples in the water. Young children can practice making waves by blowing on a bowl full of water.
Wind can also cause very large waves that make being in the water very dangerous. Even large ships don't want to be caught in a storm with huge waves.
The type of wave wind causes depends on how hard the wind is blowing, how long the wind blows and how much ocean the wind blows over.
Lastly, waves can be caused by earthquakes. Earthquakes are the result of two of the earth's plates rubbing together. Just as we stumble or fall during an earthquake, water also reacts to the power force. The earthquake pushes the water away from the epicenter of the quake and can cause some pretty large waves.
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How and when does a land breeze form during your trip?
during night
What is a curved sea wall called?
There is no special name for a curved sea wall. These sea walls are simply labeled as curved and serve the purpose of reflecting a waves energy back to the sea.
How tides are formed?
the moon pules the water, wind can also cause it
Why do waves get smaller as they travel farther?
They get closer to the sea bed as they come in-land and have to start braking.
What is channel erosion?
It is when the sea waves crash against the rock on the channel wasking it away making it shorter
How are Sea Stacks and sea arches formed?
Sea stacks are formed when a sea arch collapses and sea arches are formed when waves (pound) erode or ware away a whole in the headland.
Why are waves formed in oceans?
because Joseph jumped in the sea
What is formed when waves cut completely through a headline?
Sea stack
When waves cut completly through a headland what is formed?
When waves cut completely through a headland, a feature called a sea cave is formed. Sea caves are formed by the relentless erosion of waves gradually wearing away the weaker rock layers of a headland. Over time, the waves create openings and cavities that can extend deep into the headland.
Why are lagoons formed by the erosional work of rivers?
False. They are formed by erosional work of oceans
How are sea waves form?
Waves are formed by the earth's gravity and the moon's gravitational pull. It make the back and forth motion with the water, thus forming waves.
When waves cut large holes into the fractured or weak rock along the base of a sea cliff. what is formed?
Sea caves.
How can land be formed by waves?
Usually waves erode land. Waves may form land if they push material from another location into a particular area. For example, the natural sea wall on Mt. Desert Island in Maine, was formed by such a process.
How are radio waves formed?
How are radio waves formed?
How do wave form?
There are primarily as a result of the wind. It is the initial phase in the development of surfable waves. Wind communication on the surface of the sea, long way from the coast can make a portion of the best waves on earth.
How are sea stacks formed and sea archs?
By erosion. Sea caves erode to become sea arches which erode to form sea stacks.
How are waves in the sea formed?
by the wind and big fish swimming around ( believe me, winds get up to 200 mph way out there)
