Consider the following statements The actual motion of the water beneath the waves is linear Surges ...........

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Consider the following statements:

The actual motion of the water beneath the waves is linear.
Surges are not regular phenomena like tides.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

S1 : Waves are oscillatory movements in water, where its particles move in a vertical plane, up and down. The upper part of a wave is called crest and the lower part is called trough. Waves are generated due to friction of water surface caused by winds. There is no shifting of water mass in wave movement.

S2 :A storm surge is a rise in sea level that occurs during tropical cyclones, intense storms also known as typhoons or hurricanes. If a cyclone develops in the Northern Hemisphere, the surge will be largest in the right-forward part of the storm. In the Southern Hemisphere, the surge will be largest in the left-forward part of the cyclone. (Due to coriolis force effect). Since surges in oceans are contingent on cyclones, they are not as frequent as tides.