Question

How do water particles in an ocean wave move?

Answer 1

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In a surface wave, particles of the medium move up and ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ʙàᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ғøʀᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴏᴠᴇʀàʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇs ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴄʟøsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sʜøʀᴇ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs ᴘᴀss ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ. ɪɴ sʜᴀʟʟøᴡ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʟøsᴇ ᴛᴏ sʜøʀᴇ, ᴡᴀᴠᴇs sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀàɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙøᴛᴛᴏᴍ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.