Waves break on a beach due to: 1 turbulence near the shoreline 2 reducing depth of water near beach3 increasing wavelength near beach

The answer choice to the statement: Waves break on a beach due to:___ would be: 2. Reducing depth of water near the beach.

Explanation:

The reason why a wave ends its forward momentum as it reaches land, has to do with the amount of space between the ocean floor that starts diminishing and the water that is moving forward. As land starts to become an obstacle for the speed of motion of the water that was coming in, the more land the incoming water encounters, the slower its motion, until suddenly, the motion stops. This is called the breaking of the waves, and it stops water from moving inland further than it has to. This will change if the ratio of water vs land obstacle is overcome, as is the case of a high tide.

c. earths continental crust is thicker than its lithosphere.

because, the lithosphere is the outermost layer of the earth/ 100 km thick and is defined by its machanical properties.the lithosphere contains oceanic and continental crust that varies in age and thickness across locations and geologic time. the lithosphere is the coolest layer of the earth in terms of temperature. the term lithosphere should not be confused with the use of "geosphere" which is used to indicate all of earth systems, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere   and biosphere. the surface of the earth can be divided into the continental crust and the oceanic crust.   the continental crust is made mostly of granite while the oceanic crust is made of basalt. the average thickness of the continental crust is 25 miles and the average thickness of the oceanic crust is 5 miles.   three types of rock, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, make up the surface of the earth. that's why 3 option is preferable.