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Chapter 11.2, Problem 7A
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The depth of water at which a deep-water wave begin to feel bottom with a wavelength of 40 meters.
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The waves travel from the deep water to the shore. The depth of the ocean decreases as the waves travel towards the shore. Therefore, the wave begins to feel bottom when the depth of the ocean is less than half of the wavelength.
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EBK APPLICATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS IN
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.1 - Prob. 2ACh. 11.2 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.2 - Near the shore in shallow water, do water...Ch. 11.2 - In shallow water, are water particles in the wave...Ch. 11.2 - As waves approach the shore, do their heights...Ch. 11.2 - In the surf zone, is the water in the crest of a...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 6ACh. 11.2 - Prob. 7ACh. 11.2 - Prob. 8A
Ch. 11.2 - What two factors determine how far from the...Ch. 11.2 - Imagine that you are standing on a beach but...Ch. 11.2 - Along some shorelines, incoming waves cause the...Ch. 11.2 - One type of ocean wave, call a tsunami, is usually...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.3 - At approximately what water depth- 3, 6, 12, or 24...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 4ACh. 11.3 - Will wave erosion be most severe on the headland...Ch. 11.3 - What effect will the concentrated energy from wave...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.4 - Name three shoreline features that are produced,...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 3ACh. 11.4 - Prob. 4ACh. 11.5A - Prob. 1ACh. 11.5A - Next to each of the features listed below,...Ch. 11.5A - Prob. 3ACh. 11.5A - Prob. 4ACh. 11.5A - Prob. 5ACh. 11.5B - Prob. 1ACh. 11.5B - Point Reyes, located in the bottom-left corner of...Ch. 11.5B - Several depositional features near Drakes Estero...Ch. 11.5B - Follow Limantour Spit from its western tip at the...Ch. 11.5B - What geologic feature is Estero de Limantour?Ch. 11.5B - Limantour Spit may eventually extend across the...Ch. 11.5B - Locate the bench mark BM with an elevation of 552...Ch. 11.5B - What feature indicates that the headland called...Ch. 11.5B - List at least two features on the map that are...Ch. 11.6 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.6 - Which surface-ocean current travels completely...Ch. 11.6 - Which surface-ocean current flows along the...Ch. 11.6 - What is the name of the surface-ocean current...Ch. 11.6 - Is the general circulation of the surface currents...Ch. 11.6 - In the South Atlantic, is the general circulation...Ch. 11.7 - Prob. 1ACh. 11.7 - What process causes the Mediterranean intermediate...Ch. 11.7 - Prob. 3ACh. 11.7 - Assume that water sinking in the North Atlantic...Ch. 11.8A - Prob. 1ACh. 11.8A - Write the word spring or neap above the period of...Ch. 11.8A - Which coastal area experiences the largest tidal...Ch. 11.8A - Which coastal area experiences the smallest tidal...Ch. 11.8A - Prob. 5ACh. 11.8B - Prob. 1ACh. 11.8B - Prob. 2ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 1ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 2ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 3ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 4ACh. 11.8C - Prob. 5ACh. 11 - Prob. 1LRCh. 11 - What happens to wavelength and wave height as a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3LRCh. 11 - Is the circulation of the surface-ocean currents...Ch. 11 - Prob. 5LRCh. 11 - Explain what causes spring tides.Ch. 11 - Prob. 7LRCh. 11 - Prob. 8LRCh. 11 - Prob. 9LR
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