[DOC] [TLE] Breaking wave - Wikipedia [PAR] In fluid dynamics, a breaking wave is a wave whose amplitude reaches a critical 
level at which ... Breaking of water surface waves may occur anywhere that the 
amplitude is sufficient, ... They are spilling, plunging, collapsing, and surging. ... A 
plunging wave that is parallel to the beach can break along its whole length at... [DOC] [TLE] Why do waves break? - SurferToday.com [PAR] When waves reach shallow waters - usually near coastlines - they increase in 
height, and ... Offshore winds tend to hold the wave up, and slow it down as it 
builds and travels towards the beach. ... There are four basic types of breaking 
waves: spilling, plunging, collapsing, and surging. ... These waves may not break 
at all. [DOC] [TLE] Spilling, Surging, Plunging: The Science of Breaking Waves | Swell ... [PAR] May 22, 2014 ... One allure of riding waves is the unpredictable nature of their breaking. ... They 
propagate and organize as they travel through the Ocean as swell. ... A Plunging 
breaker moves toward a steep beach, the energy spinning at ... Lower tides might 
focus the energy in shallower water, creating plunging waves. [DOC] [TLE] Wave-Coast Interactions | manoa.hawaii.edu/ExploringOurFluidEarth [PAR] A wave may break more than once, and in different ways, as it advances to shore. 
... Three types of breaking waves include (A) plunging breakers, (B) spilling 
breakers, ... If the bottom is very steep, a plunging wave becomes a collapsing 
wave, when the ... 5.4 C) form when large waves suddenly hit bottom in shallow 
water. [DOC] [TLE] Breaking Waves - NOAA Ocean Explorer - National Oceanic and ... [PAR] When waves break, or become unstable and topple forward, they thrill ... Which 
type of breaker - spilling, plunging, or surging  will cause the most coastal 
erosion? ... spilling, plunging, or surging  will deposit sand onshore and expand 
beaches? ... they should star hitting the beach in just over 22 hours (400/18 = 
22.22). [DOC] [TLE] Science January 26.pdf [PAR] Name the term for the collapsing waves that hit the beach; they may be spilling or 
plunging. Begin (Breakers). This is the seventh directed question for team B. [DOC] [TLE] CHRGIS Physical Processes | CBI [PAR] Coastal processes is a term applied to describe these forces and how they 
change ... Waves and Currents are the two principle forces driving shore/beach 
change. ... Waves interfere or travel through each other and when doing so they 
may add to ... Spilling Breakers  Very flat nearly horizontal beach; Plunging 
Breakers... [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami Glossary - International Tsunami Information Center [PAR] Waves also break in deep water if they build too high while being generated by 
the ... Tsunamis have periods (the time for a single wave cycle) that may range 
from ... led to the erosion of foundations and the collapse of bridges and seawalls
. ... Indonesia produced an ocean-wide tsunami that hit Thailand and Malaysia to
... [DOC] [TLE] Waves - building, seawater, sea, depth, oceans, largest, types ... [PAR] Waves are the result of disturbance of the water surface; waves themselves 
represent a ... As winds begin to blow across the surface, they create pressure 
and stress. ... A plunging breaker approaches a steeper beachfront and forms a 
curling crest that ... Seldom do wave fronts approach the shore parallel to the 
beach. [DOC] [TLE] Rip Currents 101 - RipCurrents.com [PAR] The greatest fear of many beachgoers is sharksjust mentioning the word ... 
These huge swell waves are hitting beaches when the weather is perfectsunny 
and cloud free. ... The two primary types of breaking waves are plunging and 
spilling. ..... While they may exist at the same position for months, they only 
become... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 8. Shallow-Water Waves [PAR] influence of depth on the propagation of waves increases with continued ... break
, despite the fact that they may initially approach the beach at large .... beach 
appears steeper to long waves than to short waves. For swell and .... collapse 
with a splash

Question: Term for the collapsing waves that hit the beach; they may be spilling or plunging
Answer: breakers