How are wave action and moving wind similar forces of change?
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Waves move because they are a movement of energy through a medium.
The wave entails two parts, which are the crest and trough.
The wavelength is the distance between two crest.
The wave height is the distance between a crest and trough.
Wave action describes the 'behaviour' of the waves.
Waves can either be constructive or descrutive. Constructive waves act to build up the beach, this occures when more sediment( sand) is deposited onto the beach and less( sediment) is removed with the receding waves.
Destructive waves are the opposite of constructive waves, this is when more sediment is removed than is deposited onto the beach.
And Wind is balancing of atmospheric pressure, the movement of air is in high pressure areas to low pressure areas.
Wind is balancing of atmospheric pressure, the movement of air is in high pressure areas to low pressure areas.
Air density is subject to change by temperature and altitude.
When air experiences a large change in either temperature or altitude, it expands or contracts, creating motion in the air.
When high pressure and low pressure systems meet, winds can grow exponentially, as warm air rises over cooler air.Winds are caused by a difference of temperature of the air (i.e. warmer above the city and cooler above the land).
It is similar to water that flows from high grounds to lower grounds.
Wind is caused by unequal air pressure formed when the sun heats the earth's surface unevenly.
As such, if one part of the earth is heated and another part isn't, the wind will blow from the former to the latter, regardless of the direction that is.