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.
E)bores.

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As waves enter shallower water, they slow down and increase in height, eventually breaking. These are called waves of translation, as the energy and water move forward, causing the wave to break.

As a Wave Approaches the Shoreline and Enters Shallower Water,energy