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Wind pushes water by creating friction at the surface of the water, causing it to move in the direction of the wind. This movement transfers energy to the water, creating waves and currents. Strong winds can cause large waves and can even create storm surges in severe weather events.
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Where does the storm surge in a hurricane comes from?
Hurricanes have very strong winds -- out over the water this wind pushes water and piles it up. This piled up water can become very high, certainly higher than normal tides. When this water rolls over the shore it's called a storm surge. Since hurricanes are large areas of wind rotating counter clockwise, the area above the center pushes water onto land and the area below center pushes water away from land. This is one reason the north side of the storm is called the bad or dirty side.
Is there wind in the water cycle?
Yes there is wind in water cycle. Wind provides a media to water vapors.
What are 5 examples of wind erosion?
Deflation: removal of small particles from the ground surface by wind. Abrasion: wearing down of rocks and landforms by wind-blown particles. Saltation: transportation of sand-sized particles in short jumps by wind. Creep: slow movement of soil particles across the ground due to wind. Sand dunes: formation of mounds of sand through wind deposition and erosion.
Do the wind move toward the high pressure area or away from it?
Away. The high pressure pushes the winds away outwards.
Describe the two steps of upwelling?
Upwelling occurs when wind pushes surface ocean water away from the coastline, causing deeper, colder, nutrient-rich water to rise and replace it. This brings nutrients to the surface, fueling the growth of phytoplankton and supporting a productive marine ecosystem.
How wave generated in sea?
The waves usually get their energy from the wind. The wind pushes against any small irregularity in the water, creating small ripples, pushes against the small ripples producing larger waves, etc.The waves usually get their energy from the wind. The wind pushes against any small irregularity in the water, creating small ripples, pushes against the small ripples producing larger waves, etc.The waves usually get their energy from the wind. The wind pushes against any small irregularity in the water, creating small ripples, pushes against the small ripples producing larger waves, etc.The waves usually get their energy from the wind. The wind pushes against any small irregularity in the water, creating small ripples, pushes against the small ripples producing larger waves, etc.
As wind travels across the water's surface it pushes against the water and energy in the wind is absorbed by the water What does the interaction between the wind's energy and the water form?
It is NOT tides. I did this on study island, and the CORRECT ANSWER: WAVES
What makes non-living things move?
Wind, water, other forces that that pushes or pulls the object.
How do boat sails work?
Very simply, by using the wind as a form of propulsion by the use of sails. Either the wind 'pushes' the vessel or it 'pulls' it through the water.
What happens to the water vapor in the air when the wind pushes it up?
When wind pushes water vapor upward, it cools as it rises due to decreasing atmospheric pressure and temperature. This cooling can lead to condensation, where water vapor transforms into tiny water droplets, forming clouds. If the condensation continues and the droplets coalesce, it can eventually result in precipitation, such as rain. Thus, the upward movement of wind plays a crucial role in the water cycle and weather patterns.
How does wind start a wave?
Wind interacts with the surface of the ocean, creating friction that transfers energy into the water. This energy causes ripples to form, which then develop into waves as the wind continues to blow. The longer and stronger the wind blows, the larger and more powerful the waves become.
How does oil spread on water?
well oil is dense than water so it floats and the wind or larger body makes a wave so it pushes it across the water
Why do ocean currents move?
they move because the wind and gravity pushes the ocean causing it to move from ocean to ocean.The gravity from the moon also impacts the oceans movement.The wind moves the water around spreading the water on the earth.
How do water and mineral salts get to the leaves and the other parts of the plant?
because sometimes there is wind and the wind pushes the miniral rocks around so it spreads. For the water there are little tiny cracks or tunnels in the ground and the water can go thru to plant to plant ! so that is the answer.
How does wind move through water to the shore?
Wind pushes against the surface of the water, creating friction and transferring its energy to the water. This energy causes the water molecules to move and transmit the motion to neighboring molecules, generating a ripple effect known as surface waves. These surface waves then travel toward the shore, carrying the energy of the wind with them.
What direction does the Buck River flow?
The Buck River flows North because wind currents and the hill pushes the water up north.
When wind pushes against a?
When wind pushes against a surface, it can create a force known as wind resistance or drag. This force increases with the wind speed and the surface area of the object being pushed. The shape and orientation of the object can also affect the amount of wind resistance it experiences.
