The orbital motion of water particles due to surface waves stops at a depth_
Select one:
O a. twice the wavelength
O b. equal to wavelength
O c. one-half the wavelength
O d. one-tenth the wavelength

The orbital motion of water particles due to surface waves stops at a depth of "one-half the wavelength" (Option C).What is the orbital motion of water particles?Deep water waves (depth, D >λ /2) and shallow water waves (D < λ /20) both exhibit particle orbital motion. However, while deep water waves have a circular orbit, shallow water waves have an elliptical orbit with the primary axis in the horizontal plane [2, 3, 4, 5].Instead, the water particles travel in circular orbits with a radius equal to wave height. This orbital motion arises because water waves include both longitudinally (side to side) and transverse (up and down) components, resulting in a circular motion.Learn more about orbital motion:https://brainly.com/question/13663166#SPJ1