Multiple Choice
Water particle orbits for a shallow water wave are
A) elliptic and flatten with depth.
B) elliptic and enlarge with depth.
C) circular and extend halfway to the seafloor.
D) circular at the surface and elliptical at the sea floor.
E) circular and extend to the seafloor.
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