Question

(ii) Where do waves in the ocean get their energy from?

Answer 1

Answer: Ocean waves get their energy mainly from the winds that blow across their surface.

Answer 2

Ocean waves get their energy from the wind flow.

• The ocean is constantly producing infinite number of waves due to the kinetic energy flowing through the ocean water.

• Now,the source of this kinetic energy is mainly the wind flow.

• High speed wind constantly flows upon the ocean and these strong wind flow creates the waves of the ocean in an endless manner.

• In this case,the kinetic energy is transferred into ocean waves through the wind flow.