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Unlike body waves, surface waves (also known as long waves, or simply L waves) move along the surface of the Earth. Surface waves are to blame for most of an earthquake's carnage. They move up and down the surface of the Earth, rocking the foundations of man-made structures. Surface waves are the slowest moving of all waves, which means they arrive the last.
Waves are energy that moves through the water. Waves are caused by the wind and the pull of the moons gravity on earth.  Some waves can be caused by earthquakes under the ocean.  Ocean waves begin as ripples on the earth's surface Energy is being passed on from one particle of water to the next. Energy is being passed on from one particle of water to the next.