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As a Wave Approaches the Shoreline and Enters Shallower Water

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As a wave approaches the shoreline and enters shallower water, energy and water move forward causing the water to rise and cascade down from the wave crest as a breaker. These waves are called


A) waves of translation.
B) swells.
C) waves of transition.
D) tidal waves.

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