Water waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are

Water waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are
  1. Neither longitudinal nor transverse
  2. Both longitudinal and transverse
  3. only longitudinal
  4. only transverse

Solution

Water waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are both longitudinal and transverse because the waves produce transverse as well as lateral vibrations in the particles of the medium.

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