The waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are

The waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are
  1. transverse
  2. longitudinal
  3. longitudinal and transverse
  4. stationary.

Solution

The motion of the water boat disturbs the surface of water. Bow waves are generated on the surface. These are transverse waves at the surface. Inside the water, the vibrations of the rudder produces longitudinal waves.

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 2)

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