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    Waves That Are Breaking Along the Shore and Are Forming
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Waves That Are Breaking Along the Shore and Are Forming

Question 16

Question 16

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Waves that are breaking along the shore and are forming a curling crest over an air pocket are called:


A) gravity waves.
B) plunging breakers.
C) spilling breakers.
D) surf.
E) swells.

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