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What causes waves?
Wind over the sea pushes surface water particles along with it. This sets up a rolling motion in the water, moving the water particles in a vertical, circular path. The water itself does not travel far, but the movement, transferred from one particle to another, makes waves that cross the oceans.
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The waves meet the land
 
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