Surface Waters Are Pushed Away from Land and Replaced by Nutrient-Rich

question 24

Multiple Choice

Surface waters are pushed away from land and replaced by nutrient-rich bottom water through:

• A)convergence.
• B)downwelling.
• C)land breezes.
• D)sea breezes.
• E)upwelling.

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