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In a wave, what actually moves across the ocean surface?
AEnergy
BWater
CSalts
DSands
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Energy
1. Water particles move only in small circles.
2. The energy moves, not the water.
3. Wind supplies that energy.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 14, Movements of Ocean Water._
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