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19. Explain how waves form.

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Waves are most commonly caused by wind. Wind-driven waves, or surface waves, are created by the friction between wind and surface water. As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual disturbance creates a wave crest.The gravitational pull of the sun and moon on the earth also causes waves.

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