As one approaches the bottom of a body of water, the circles shown in figure Q1.3 for water waves moving along the water's surface become increasingly vertically flattened ellipses. This means that the waves near the body's bottom are more (A) transverse or (B) longitudinal than those near the surface?

A) Transverse
B) Longitudinal

Question

As one approaches the bottom of a body of water, the circles shown in figure Q1.3 for water waves moving along the water's surface become increasingly vertically flattened ellipses. This means that the waves near the body's bottom are more (A) transverse or (B) longitudinal than those near the surface?
As one approaches the bottom of a body of water, the circles shown in figure Q1.3 for water waves moving along the water's surface become increasingly vertically flattened ellipses. This means that the waves near the body's bottom are more (A) transverse or (B) longitudinal than those near the surface? A) Transverse B) Longitudinal

A) Transverse 
B) Longitudinal

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The Answer is B

As One Approaches the Bottom of a Body of Water