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    How do waves in the ocean form?

    Question #69166. Asked by yumchicken. (Aug 02 06 9:35 AM)


    smartie806

    		Gravity and wind, in part.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_wave

    Aug 02 06, 9:40 AM
    yumchicken

    		Thank you.

    Aug 02 06, 9:48 AM
    greyhound_girl

    		The tides are formed from the gravitational pull of the moon and have some affect on the waves, wind and other outside forces contribute. If there is a large storm at sea(tropical depression, hurricane, etc., results in a large wave, at times over 50 feet tall, called a storm surge.

    Aug 02 06, 12:00 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Earthquakes, mass movements above or below water, volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts all have the potential to generate a tsunami.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami

    Aug 02 06, 12:09 PM
    starNumberA399

    		Don't forget the effects of heating by the sun. Heating of the water causes currents which can also produce waves.

    Aug 03 06, 12:23 PM

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