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Which branch studies waves, tides, and currents?

Physical oceanography.

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  1. Chemical oceanography
  2. Biological oceanography
  3. Physical oceanography ✔

Why: Physical oceanography covers temperature-salinity structure, waves, tides, and currents.

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Answer: Physical oceanography. Physical oceanography covers temperature-salinity structure, waves, tides, and currents.

  1. Oceanography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanography
    Physical oceanography studies the ocean's physical attributes including temperature-salinity structure, mixing, surface waves, internal waves, surface tides, internal tides, and currents.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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