0
yes
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How does the ocean waves change when it reaches shallow water?
The ocean wave will get smaller when it reaches shallow water. Waves will always be higher and faster when traveling through deep waters.
What is the process called when deep water waves enter shallow water and the wave slows down and rotates toward being parallel with the shoreline?
refraction
Do life jackets float well in shallow water?
Yes, life jackets are designed to save life regardless of how deep the water is. Lifejackets will float well in any depth of water.
Why do waves form breakers as they move from deep water into shallow water?
The waves start off tall, when the water gets shallow like it is near the shore the waves fall and break. waves breakdown because the floor becomes to shallow for the waves so the bottom of the wave hits the shallow floor and slows it down but the top part of the wave continues and falls because the bottom part is behind it.
Why do waves travel faster in deep water?
The depth of moving water does not determine how fast it travels. Certainly shallow water will travel faster than deep water for the same volume of water moving past a point per unit of time. And if you think about it, it will become clear. Let's look at water in a pipe and make a comparison. Two pipes of different diameter have water moving through them. And the same volume of water is moving through both pipes per unit of time. The water in the smaller pipe will have to travel faster to get the same volume of it past a point in a given time as the larger pipe. Said another way, the water moving through the larger pipe won't be flowing as fast as the water in the smaller pipe to get the same flow rate (gallons/minute, or other measure). The same logic applies to streams or rivers. What we generally see is that large rivers move slowly, but that's generally because the slopedown which they run is small compared to smaller tributaries higher up. This, that is, the issue with the slope or gradient down which water is moving, is a geological phenomenon. We often seem smaller streams or rivers moving more quickly than larger ones. But we cannot make a blanket statement that shallow water moves more quickly than deep water. It may, or may not, depending on the circumstances.
Are PFDs more buoyant in deep water than in shallower water?
yes
Is there shallow or deep water in a muskeg?
It can be shallow or deep.
Is deep water more or less dense than shallow water?
Shallow water is more dense than Deep water. This means that a wave travelling from deep water to shallow water would bend towards the normal. Also, the wave would travel slower in the shallow than in the deep water
Is there more animal life in shallow or deep water?
there is more animal life in deep and shallow water.
Do Echinoderms live in Deep water or Shallow water?
Seahorses tend to like Shallow Waters More than Deep Waters
Are tides deep water or shallow water waves?
Deep Water
What is the difference between deep water and shallow water?
Its better to swim in the deep water but if you have a child its safe to swim in the shallow water.
Why would you rather fish in deep water than shallow water?
deep and shallow it depends on you! i like shallow myself u get more fish
Does Dolphins live in shallow or deep water?
They live in shallow sea water
Does a sea horse live in shallow water or deep water?
Deep water
What is a word for describing water that is not shallow?
The opposite of shallow is deep.
Does starfish live in shallow or deep?
deep ---Actually, starfish live in shallow water. Or, rocky pools.
