What Causes ‘Waves’ in the Ocean?

Waves are like ripples in a pond, but much bigger. When the wind blows across the water, it pushes the surface of the ocean, and that makes waves. Imagine you're on a boat and you feel the water moving up and down under you. That’s a wave! The stronger the wind, the bigger the waves.

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A breeze on a calm lake makes little ripples, just like waves in the ocean.
You're riding your bike on the beach, and you feel the water pushing up against your legs, that's a wave.
When you throw a stone into a pond, it creates ripples, a small version of an ocean wave.

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