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Heh actually I think, that it is caused by different pressure of influence in different places... for example: if wind induces an oscillation of water, force of its blow won't be equal in every point... It's impossible... So the amplitude of the wave is different...
but for example standing wave in the tube has one and the same height and i think the reason must be clear :)
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∙ 15y agoWater waves vary greatly on several factors. The majority of waves are a result from wind action - so called wind waves. Here wind speed, area of fetch (area that wind has acted upon), time, and water depth all influence the formation of wind waves. Not all waves are wind driven, some are geological in origin. Large disturbaces, such as underwater earthquakes, landslides, explosions, or displacement (something fell into the water) can also form waves. Depending on the above factors - you could have anything from small ripples to immense waves.
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When you swim you make a waves what size are the wave when you move slowly?
Impossible to calculate as the movement of body, arms and legs each make waves and this is dependant on the size of the baoy part moving through the water
What effects the size of waves?
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What is the size of a steam molecule?
It's exactly the same size as a water molecule or an ice molecule.
What is an non example for a longitudinal wave?
sugar or salt
What is waves that are about the size of a virus?
a wave that is about the size of a virus is ultraviolet a wave.
Why water make waves?
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What is the same on earth and venus?
um...... they both arent gas giants uh they have simaler size idk
When two waves are in the same place at the same time to combine to produce a single wave?
only if the waves are IN PHASE. This means if you are looking at a diagram of 2 waves going at each other, both waves have to be the same size, wavelength, AND on the same side of the diagram, whether its on the top or bottom. If one wave is on the bottom and the other on top, but has the same size, it will produce a standing wave.
When two waves are in the same place at the same time they combine to produce a single wave?
only if the waves are IN PHASE. This means if you are looking at a diagram of 2 waves going at each other, both waves have to be the same size, wavelength, AND on the same side of the diagram, whether its on the top or bottom. If one wave is on the bottom and the other on top, but has the same size, it will produce a standing wave.
Why aren 't all rocks the same size and shape?
rocks arent all the same size and shape because of 2 reasons 1.they are formed diffeerently and 2.erosion
When you swim you make a waves what size are the wave when you move slowly?
Impossible to calculate as the movement of body, arms and legs each make waves and this is dependant on the size of the baoy part moving through the water
What effects the size of waves?
The depth of water affects wave size. As waves come toward land from the ocean, they are underwater. As the water (and wave) hit the bottom of the ocean approaching land, the wave is pushed up and becomes a very noticable event on the water surface. The more the water depth decreases, the farther the wave is pushed up - that's where those big surfer's waves come from.
How do waves differ in size and what do the different sizes mean?
This is simply because waves are the gradual build up of water moving in a foreward motion. The reason that a tsunami is so large is because it had started a very great distance from the shore.
How big is a water tank?
About the same size as a water container.
Are sound waves all the same size?
Do you mean the wavelength? Sound of higher frequencies has a shorter wavelength.
Will different size of diapers absorb the same amount of water?
yes it dosen't matter what size it could be any size diaper and still absorb the same amount of water
How big is a rogue wave?
It depends on the size of the surrounding waves - they are defined as waves that are more than twice the size of surrounding waves
