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Match the following breakers types with the correct style of beach: 13. _____Plunging Breakers A. Gentle Beach Slope 14. _____Surging Breakers B. Steep Beach Slope 15. _____Spilling Breakers C. Moderate Beach Slope

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13. Gentle Beach Slope - Spilling Breakers.

14. Steep Beach Slope - Surging Breakers.

15. Moderate Beach Slope - Plunging breakers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Spilling breakers - Waves move across a gently sloping sea floor creating foam and turbulent water.

Surging breakers - Waves travels down a steep beach slope as it builds up and then moves rapidly up the beach.

Plunging Breakers - Wave crests fall forward with a great deal of force in a well-defined area as it travels across a moderately sloped beach. The wave crests form a well-defined curl as they approach the shores.

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