GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Waves are most commonly caused by wind. Wind-driven waves, or surface waves, are created by the friction between wind and surface water. As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual disturbance creates a wave crest.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wind waves are mechanical waves that propagate along the interface between water and air; the restoring force is provided by gravity, and so they are often referred to as surface gravity waves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Waves form as a result of the water’s motion, gravitational forces, and winds. The most common waves we see are created by wind. However other waves include those created by gravitational forces (e.g. tidal waves) and those created by underwater disturbances, such as earthquakes (e.g. tsunamis).

Detailed explanation-4: -Wind blowing across the surface of the ocean transfers energy into the water. Initially, light winds generate small Ripples called capillary waves on the water surface.

Detailed explanation-5: -Small waves (wavelengths < 1.73 cm)-When wind blows over the ocean, energy is transfered to the water. Surface tension between the water molecules and makes the area move as one mass. These small waves are called capillary waves, and are the first waves to form when the wind blows.