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Standard XI
Geography
Question

The movements in the ocean water is/are ___________.
  1. Tides
  2. Waves
  3. Ocean currents
  4. All of these

A
Ocean currents
B
Waves
C
Tides
D
All of these
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Ocean water is constantly in motion: north-south, east-west, alongshore, and vertically. Seawater motions are the result of waves, tides, and currents. Ocean movements are the consequence of many separate factors: wind, tides, Coriolis effect, water density differences, and the shape of the ocean basins.

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