The correct response is surface waves. As the conditions of the water change and become choppy, it suggests that the wind has been stronger or more consistent, leading to larger surface waves. Capillary waves are typically small waves with wavelengths less than about 1.7 centimeters created by surface tension, while tidal waves refer to large waves associated with tidal movements, which are different from the condition described. Therefore, the most accurate type of waves that have formed as the water became choppy are surface waves.
Sheila is camping with friends and is looking forward to taking them wakeboarding on a nearby lake. In the morning, there are small, short surface waves, but by noon, they have gotten bigger, and the water looks choppy. What types of waves have now formed?
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surface waves
surface waves
lunar waves
lunar waves
tidal waves
tidal waves
capillary waves
capillary waves
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