The first wave that forms when the wind begins to blow across the ocean surface is a ________

A) capillary wave
B) seiche
C) tide
D) tsunami
E) wind waves


A

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A) renewable resource B) fossil Fuel C) raw material D) nonrenewable resource

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A. deflation. B. dune formation. C. inflation. D. ventifacts.

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Lunar eclipses do not occur every full moon, because the path of the ________ is tilted relative to the ________.

A. Moon; equator B. Sun; ecliptic C. Moon; ecliptic D. Earth; ecliptic

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