alleryStart learning →Irregular movements of water caused by winds and pressure changes are called:
ANeaps
BSurges
CSprings
DGyres
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Surges
1. Weather can also move the sea, apart from the tides.
2. Movement caused by meteorological effects is called a surge.
3. Surges are not regular like tides.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_
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