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Wind generates waves on the ocean surface through:
Atectonic movement of the sea floor
Bthe pull of the Moon on the wind
Csudden changes in water salinity
Dfriction between the wind and the water
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. friction between the wind and the water
1. Wind blowing across the ocean is in contact with the water surface.
2. Friction at that contact drags the surface water along with the air.
3. That drag builds waves, so the wave movement grows out of the friction.
4. The longer the wind blows, the larger the resulting movement, and the shorter it blows the smaller.
5. Tectonic forces do move ocean water, producing tsunamis, but that is a separate factor from wind.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 Geography 113/1, Question 4: Water Masses_
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