Wave crests ____________.
A) refract (bend) so as to impact the shore in a nearly parallel manner
B) refract so as to impact the shore nearly perpendicular to the shoreline
C) reflect directly backward from the angle at which they approached the shoreline
D) are reflected off the shoreline, but never refract
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