Imagine that you are sitting on a beach. As you walk toward the water, you see several waves like those in the image in the shallow water. These waves are called breakers.What causes breakers to form?

As waves move into shallow water, they begin to interact with the ocean floor. The bottom of the wave slows down while the top continues moving, causing the wave to grow steeper and eventually break. So breakers form because of the rise of the ocean floor toward shore.

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