Question

Which type of wave is characterized by circular motion

Answer 1

spherical wave in two-dimention

Answer 2

Wind waves in the ocean are called ocean surface waves, teh yare fromed by wind hitting the ocean surface

Answer 3

imagine a wave which is comindg out in space and forming a sphere;
now imagine same which is forming in two dimention, from point p

Answer 4

Ocean waves are all orbital waves, and are characterized by a circular (orbital)
motion. They combine the characteristics of longitudinal and transverse waves

Source: http://wwwcatsic.ucsc.edu/~kudela/OS101/LectureNotes_07/OS101_020907/OS101_020907_notes.pdf