HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agowhere does the energy of a wave go when it splashes on the beach?message-squaremessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squarewhere does the energy of a wave go when it splashes on the beach?HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·19 days agoYeah. But also the opposite… The entire reason that sand got there in the first place is waves, that’s why calm waters don’t make a beach. If there’s strong waves it either makes a beach or exposes rocks. Then waves may eventually pull some back, but it’s also still replenishing it. That’s the entire reason just dumping dump truck loads of sand is a band aid.
Yeah. But also the opposite…
The entire reason that sand got there in the first place is waves, that’s why calm waters don’t make a beach.
If there’s strong waves it either makes a beach or exposes rocks.
Then waves may eventually pull some back, but it’s also still replenishing it.
That’s the entire reason just dumping dump truck loads of sand is a band aid.