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Action of Waves | Week 7 & 86 Topics1 Quiz
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Topic Content:
- Wave Formation
- Types of Waves
Waves are caused by the action of winds blowing over the sea surface. The moving air exerts frictional drag on the surface water, causing it to move. In a similar way, the bottom layer of air drags on the layer above it, but with decreasing intensity from bottom to top.
Because of this, the layers of air move forward at different speeds, creating turbulence. This tumbling
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