Which option is NOT listed as a wind effect on a search object?

Which option is NOT listed as a wind effect on a search object?

• A. Friction with the water surface creates waves
• B. Alters the surface current
• C. Creates leeway
• D. Increases wind speed

Answer: (D)

When wind acts on a floating search object, it can create waves on the water surface through friction, and it can transfer momentum to the surface water to alter the surface current. It also pushes the object so it drifts at an angle to the wind, known as leeway. The wind speed, however, is a property of the wind itself, not a consequence of the wind acting on the object. So the option that describes increasing wind speed is not a wind effect on the search object.

When wind acts on a floating search object, it can create waves on the water surface through friction, and it can transfer momentum to the surface water to alter the surface current. It also pushes the object so it drifts at an angle to the wind, known as leeway. The wind speed, however, is a property of the wind itself, not a consequence of the wind acting on the object. So the option that describes increasing wind speed is not a wind effect on the search object.