GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

OCEANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ are up and down movements of the surface water.
A
currents
B
waves
C
tides
D
winds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete Answer:-Waves are nothing but oscillatory motions that contribute to the surface of the water rising and dropping. Waves are a type of horizontal ocean water movement.-Actually, they are the force that travels through the surface of the ocean, not the water as such.

Detailed explanation-2: -Upwelling occurs in the open ocean and along coastlines. The reverse process, called “downwelling, ” also occurs when wind causes surface water to build up along a coastline and the surface water eventually sinks toward the bottom.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ocean waves transport energy over vast distances, although the water itself does not move, except up and down. This may surprise you, but if you think about it, once you are past the breakers on your raft, you pretty much just bob up and down. (You might drift up the beach….

Detailed explanation-4: -On the water surface transverse waves are formed because of the water ripples passing on the surface. And as we go deep inside the water body, the particles are displaced parallel to the direction in which the wave travels, therefore, longitudinal waves are found.

Detailed explanation-5: -The movement of water is referred to as the global water cycle (hydrologic cycle). Precipitation, evaporation/transpiration, and runoff (surface runoff and subsurface infiltration) are the primary phases in the hydrologic cycle.

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