Given the question: Q: What happens when waves reach the shore? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: Figure below shows what happens to waves near shore. As waves move into shallow water, they start to touch the bottom. The base of the waves drag and slow. Soon the waves slow down and pile up. They get steeper and unstable as the top moves faster than the base. When they reach the shore, the waves topple over and break. Choices: - diffuse and recede - surge and drown - repel and attract - topple and break A:
The answer is:
topple and break