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Why do waves form breakers as they move from deep water into shallow water?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoAs the wave approaches shallow water,the wave begins to drag on the bottom.The dragging between the wave and the bottom causes the wave to SLOW down.Now the water actually does move forward with the wave.This forward moving water provides the force that shapes the land along the shoreline.
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∙ 13y agoWaves break when their bases can no longer support their tops
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∙ 9y agoWaves break in shallow water because the bottom of the wave decreases speed. The top of the wave will overtake the bottom and spill forward and starts to break the wave.
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∙ 12y agoBecause the waves crash and the previous wave that crashed is going back into the ocean and the wave that is crashing collects that water.
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∙ 12y agoBecause waves collapse as the bottom of the wave is slowed by friction.
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∙ 12y agoSpeed of a wave is slower in shallow water because the relative friction between the water and the bottom surface is higher than that between the layers of water in case of deep water.
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∙ 11y agobecause they suck up and break in shallow water
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∙ 14y agoSimilar to in deep waters.
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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
Are PFD's more buoyant in deep water than in shallow water?
yes
Waves begin to feel bottom when water depth is?
One-half the deep-water wave length.
What is a wave moving in water deeper than half its wavelength called?
deep water waves
Can deep-water and shallow-water waves exist at the same point offshore?
can deep water waves and shallow water waves exist at the same point offshore?
Are tides deep water or shallow water waves?
Deep Water
What happens when waves go from deep water to shallow water?
When a wave goes from deep water to shallow water, it decreases in size and strength. This is because shallow water does not have the required power to transmit the wave, and so its velocity decreases.
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 makes deep-water waves different from shallow?
The fact that your feet can touch the ground
How do plunging breaker waves form?
They typically form on steep beaches and tend to be more erosive.
Is there shallow or deep water in a muskeg?
It can be shallow or deep.
Where do deep water waves become shallow water waves?
When deep water waves reach water shallower than one half their wave length the deep-water waves become shallow-water waves.
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.
How is a deep water wave diffrentfrom a shallow water wave?
To classify a wave as either a deep or shallow water wave, you would have to be knowledgeable in the science behind wave classification. Waves can be classified according to direction of vibrations and depth.
Do Echinoderms live in Deep water or Shallow water?
Seahorses tend to like Shallow Waters More than Deep Waters
