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How do waves change as they approach the shore

As waves approach the shore, interaction with the sea floor slows the waves down and the crests of the waves bunch up. They increase in height as the energy in each wave compresses into a shorter horizontal distance, but the period of the wave does not change. Eventually, the waves break.

How does groundwater form

It rains then that water forms a lake or river then the water soaks down into the ground Then it must stay there for a couple of years then it forms a large amount of clean water This cycle forms groundwater.

What stage describes the Nile River

An 'old river'.

Could you please show me some questions that can and can not be answered by scientific inquiry
Is a scientific theory inaccurate if it is not supported by a scientific law or laws

most likely

What do all wetlands have in common

They are wet.

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Wetlands form an important environment for aquatic plants and animals. They are also a haven for migrating birds that have retreated from the bitter northern weather, to overwinter in milder climes.

What effect is a writer most likely to create by using an allusion that is too dramatic for the context

the allusion will seem ironic or absurd

What kind of water makes up a lake

ground water, melted water, and freshwater.

Which factor do oceanographers measure in order to determine the salinity of ocean water

The conductivity of the water

What can result when winds blow across ocean water

ocean waves

Which process is a form of mechanical weathering

Abrasion

What is the source of a stream called

headwaters

Which factor allows earth to hold onto liquid water

Moderate temperatures

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Which part of the cyrosphere comes directly from the atmosphere

snow

Which zone is most likely to be home to algae

limnetic

which phrase describes a scientific law

a statement of how the volume of a gas is related to its temperature

Why is ocean water near the equator warmer than ocean water at the poles

The ocean receives most of its heat along the equator, where incoming solar radiation is about double that received at the poles. Hence, sea surfaces are much warmer along the equator than at the poles.

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