PRODUCTION AND PROPAGATION OF WAVES
Introduction A wave is a disturbance that travels through space, carrying energy and momentum without the transport of matter. Waves can be produced by a variety of sources, including vibrating objects, changing magnetic fields, or other disturbances in a medium.…
THE ACTION OF WAVES, TIDES AND CURRENTS
The action of the wind passing over a stretch of sea causes waves to develop and when the waves reach the coast they cause erosion or deposition. Wind passing over water sets up turbulences, which causes ripples and then waves…
ACTION OF WAVES IN COASTLANDS
The action of wave as an important agent of erosion, transportation and deposition of materials is confined to the coast of seas and oceans. The rate of marine erosion depends on the nature of the rocks, the amount of rock…
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