if there was no wind and nothing touched the sea, would it still have waves in it? and if so how are they made

Answer 1

Its to do with gravity, the earth moving, the moon, something about something.

Answer 2

Waves are created by the action of wind blowing along the water's
surface. If you start with perfectly flat water, tiny ripples are created by
slight fluctuations in the strength of the wind which push against
some parts of the water's surface more than others. As soon as
small ripples have been formed like this, now the wind has a slanted
surface (the back of the ripple) to push against, and the ripple gets
bigger. The bigger the ripple gets (now a small wave), the more the
wind can push against it, and the more it will build in height. How
high the wave finally becomes will depend on three things: the wind
velocity or speed, how long a time the wind blows, and the total
distance over which the wind can blow on the water, called the "fetch".
So, large waves are made by strong winds acting over long
distances. Generally, the biggest waves are made by large storms
that are well out at sea. I think the highest wave ever recorded (if I
remember correctly) was 130 feet high (about 40 meters) and was
observed by a US Navy ship in the Atlantic Ocean. In general, normal
waves (not storm-driven) are bigger in the Pacific because the Pacific
is bigger and the winds have more fetch. That is the reason why the
best waves for surfing are usually on the coasts of Hawaii, which is a
group of islands out in the middle of the Pacific. For good surfing you
also need a beach whose approach slopes gently downward out to
deep water. If the bottom drops off too suddenly, or if there is a sand
bar or reef offshore, the bigger waves will break on the sharp
up-slope, sand bar, or reef, rather than rolling all the way in to the
beach and breaking close to the water's edge.

Answer 3

If there´s no winds, the waves would be smaller but indeed would still exist. The Moon and the Sun continuously changes it´s relative position with Earth, due the rotations and revolutions, thus attracting different part of the seas in each moment, creating the tides and waves.

Answer 4

Much of the distrubance in the sea is caused by tides. These force water up the shore and produce waves. On winds increase the effect but waves would still occur.
RoyS

Answer 5

If there is no wind then you don't get waves. That is why on a windless day at sea the water is flat smooth, Like glass.
All the moon does is pull water around to give us the tides. It has now effect of weather there are any waves.

Answer 6

Gravity and the earth turning causes the sea to have waves. However the wind makes the ocean stronger.

Answer 7

Yes there is, because it is not only ther wind can cause the waves of the sea, it is cause also by the tectonic movement or an erapted vulcano under the sea and an eath quake

Answer 8

if nothing touched the sea not even the ground... then hmmm there would be no waves, but if the sea touched the earth there woudl be waves caused by the movement of platectonics.

Answer 9

If there were no winds the sea's surface would be flat.

The flat surface could be altered by land slides and earth quakes (under sea and on land).

However, I doubt rather seriously if you will ever stop the jet stream and its sister winds at ground level because of the earth's spin.

Answer 10

No it would not. would it ever move at all. peridodicaclly when a earthquake happened.

The moon causes TIDES. but that is a slow (over 6 hours) process
and doesn't cause waves.
waves are caused by the wind.

I have been at sea miles out when the sea was as slick as glass.
no wind no nothing....

Answer 11

The moon makes the waves