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Waves primarily form due to the wind blowing across the surface of the water, transferring energy and creating ripples that can grow into larger waves. While currents can influence the behavior and characteristics of waves, they do not directly cause waves to form. Instead, currents can modify existing waves by altering their speed, direction, and height as they travel. Thus, while related, waves and currents are distinct phenomena in ocean dynamics.
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Is a ocean lentic or lotic water?
It has to be Lotic, because of waves and currents.
Why don't longshore currents form in places where waves hit the shore head-on?
Long-shore currents don't form in places where waves hit the shore head-on because the sand is moving in a zigzag pattern, making it at an angle.
Can waves and currents help form beaches.?
Yes they can.
How does the concept of waves envelope impact the behavior of ocean currents?
The concept of waves influences ocean currents by transferring energy and momentum. Waves can cause surface currents to form, which can affect the movement of water in the ocean. The interaction between waves and currents can impact the behavior of ocean circulation patterns.
Is ocean lentic or lotic?
It has to be Lotic, because of waves and currents.
How are convection currents in water like convection currents in earths mantle?
They both are the same because they are currents that move like waves
Can cold and warm currents form waves?
yes but sometimes no. wait actually YES and No
Why ocean currents flow from Atlantic ocean to Mediterranean sea?
because there are waves
Why do you form waves in form of curves?
Because waves ARE curved shapes!
What affects do water waves and currents have on beaches?
waves and currents make the shore bigger
How do longshore currents form?
beaches absorb waves and backwash in some areas of the coast
How is an ocean wave different from an ocean current?
They are different because Currents are small and Waves are big.
