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When a wave in the ocean travels toward the beach, why does a floating seagull not get pulled with it?

A: The seagull is too heavy
B: The water Molecules don't travel with the wave toward the beach
C: the water is too dense
D: It is a longitudinal wave

User Abeyaz
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B because The water molecules don’t travel with the waves toward the beach. Therefore your answer would be B
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Answer:

maybe do B, not all of the same water molecules travel with the same wave

Step-by-step explanation:

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