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Water waves produced by a motorboat sailing in water are (A) neither longitudinal no transverse. (B) both longitudinal and transverse. (C) only longitudinal. (D) only transverse.

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The correct answer is (D) only transverse.

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Understanding the wave produced by a motorboat

When a motorboat moves, it generates waves on the surface of the water. If we carefully observe, we will notice that particles of water move up and down as the wave travels horizontally. This motion characterizes a transverse wave, where medium oscillates perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.
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Compare with longitudinal waves

In contrast, for a longitudinal wave, particles of the medium move in the direction of wave travel. An example is sound waves in the air. In the case of the motorboat, we don't observe this kind of motion for water waves.
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Final deduction

Given the characteristics of waves produced by a motorboat, it is clear that it produces transverse waves.

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