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.What are these waves called?
A)Waves of translation.
B)Swells.
C)Waves of transition.
D)Tidal waves.

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As waves move into shallower water near the shore, they slow down, increase in height, and eventually break. 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